diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index 5098431e..811497cf 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -47,10 +47,26 @@ useful. If there is another library which handles it, we list it here.
 
 == Develop
 
+Clone the repository using
+
+  git clone https://github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap
+  cd ruby-net-ldap
+
+To install all the dependencies for local development:
+
+  gem install bundler # if you don't have it
+  bundle install
+
 This task will run the test suite and the
 {RuboCop}[https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop] static code analyzer.
 
-  rake rubotest
+  rake rubotest # without bundler
+  bundle exec rake rubotest # if you are using bundler
+
+To build the gem from the existing gemset
+
+  gem build net-ldap.gemspec
+  gem install net-ldap-{version}.gem
 
 CI takes too long? If your local box supports
 {Docker}[https://www.docker.com/], you can also run integration tests locally.
diff --git a/lib/net/ldap.rb b/lib/net/ldap.rb
index 9c13a97d..8539ed77 100644
--- a/lib/net/ldap.rb
+++ b/lib/net/ldap.rb
@@ -547,12 +547,13 @@ def initialize(args = {})
     @host = args[:host] || DefaultHost
     @port = args[:port] || DefaultPort
     @hosts = args[:hosts]
-    @verbose = false # Make this configurable with a switch on the class.
+    @verbose = args[:verbose] || false # Make this configurable with a switch on the class.
     @auth = args[:auth] || DefaultAuth
     @base = args[:base] || DefaultTreebase
     @force_no_page = args[:force_no_page] || DefaultForceNoPage
     @encryption = normalize_encryption(args[:encryption]) # may be nil
     @connect_timeout = args[:connect_timeout]
+    @socket_class = args[:socket_class]
 
     if pr = @auth[:password] and pr.respond_to?(:call)
       @auth[:password] = pr.call
@@ -1315,6 +1316,7 @@ def new_connection
       :hosts                   => @hosts,
       :encryption              => @encryption,
       :instrumentation_service => @instrumentation_service,
+      :socket_class            => @socket_class,
       :connect_timeout         => @connect_timeout
 
     # Force connect to see if there's a connection error