diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1e13b19..1560a0b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -39,9 +39,13 @@ var utils = require('./utils')
  * @api public
  */
 
-module.exports = function alwaysDone (fn, done) {
+module.exports = function alwaysDone (fn, opts, done) {
+  if (typeof opts === 'function') {
+    done = opts
+    opts = null
+  }
   if (typeof done === 'function') {
-    utils.tryCatchCore(fn, function cb (err, val) {
+    utils.tryCatchCore.call(this, fn, opts, function cb (err, val) {
       // handle errors
       if (err) {
         done(err)
@@ -64,9 +68,7 @@ module.exports = function alwaysDone (fn, done) {
 
       // handle observables
       if (val && typeof val.subscribe === 'function') {
-        utils.tryCatchCore(function (cb) {
-          utils.subscribe(val, cb)
-        }, done)
+        utils.subscribe(val, done)
         return
       }
 
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ module.exports = function alwaysDone (fn, done) {
   }
 
   return function thunk (cb) {
-    return alwaysDone(fn, cb)
+    return alwaysDone.call(this, fn, opts, cb)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a88410a..7000be3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "lazy-cache": "^2.0.1",
     "on-stream-end": "^1.0.0",
     "stream-exhaust": "^1.0.1",
-    "try-catch-core": "^1.0.3"
+    "try-catch-core": "^2.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "assertit": "^0.1.0",
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index eb8ff9d..9d54c8e 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ require('./test/promises')
 require('./test/streams')
 
 require('./test/sync')
+
+require('./test/options')
diff --git a/test/options.js b/test/options.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de2e1fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/options.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*!
+ * always-done <https://github.com/hybridables/always-done>
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Charlike Mike Reagent <@tunnckoCore> (http://www.tunnckocore.tk)
+ * Released under the MIT license.
+ */
+
+/* jshint asi:true */
+
+'use strict'
+
+var fs = require('fs')
+var test = require('assertit')
+var path = require('path')
+var alwaysDone = require('../index')
+
+test('should allow passing custom context through options', function (done) {
+  alwaysDone(function () {
+    test.strictEqual(this.num, 123)
+    test.strictEqual(this.bool, true)
+    test.strictEqual(arguments.length, 0)
+  }, {
+    context: { num: 123, bool: true }
+  }, done)
+})
+
+test('should allow passing custom context through `.call`', function (done) {
+  alwaysDone.call({
+    foo: 'bar'
+  }, function () {
+    test.strictEqual(this.foo, 'bar')
+    test.strictEqual(arguments.length, 0)
+  }, done)
+})
+
+test('should allow passing custom arguments through options', function (done) {
+  var filepath = path.join(__dirname, '../package.json')
+  alwaysDone(fs.readFile, {
+    args: [filepath, 'utf8']
+  }, function (err, res) {
+    test.strictEqual(err, null)
+    test.strictEqual(typeof res, 'string')
+
+    var json = JSON.parse(res)
+    test.strictEqual(json.license, 'MIT')
+    done()
+  })
+})
+
+test('should pass callback arg, when `fn` is async or when sync but passCallback: true', function (done) {
+  alwaysDone(function (foo, bar) {
+    test.strictEqual(arguments.length, 2)
+    test.strictEqual(foo, 'bar')
+    test.strictEqual(bar, 'qux')
+  }, {
+    args: ['bar', 'qux']
+  }, function (err) {
+    test.strictEqual(err, null)
+    alwaysDone(function (aaa, bbb) {
+      test.strictEqual(arguments.length, 3)
+      test.strictEqual(aaa, 111)
+      test.strictEqual(bbb, 222)
+
+      // get the callback (3rd argument)
+      // intentionally getting it in this way
+      var cb = arguments[2]
+      cb()
+    }, {
+      passCallback: true,
+      args: [111, 222]
+    }, done)
+  })
+})