diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a092b9d..8534d9c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Use the `ignore` method in `controller.rb` to ignore certain paths.
 
 Ignore filenames with an underscore at the beginning:
 
-    ignore /_.*/
+    ignore /\/_.*/
 
 Priority
 --------
diff --git a/bin/stasis b/bin/stasis
index e2773a6..0847dbd 100755
--- a/bin/stasis
+++ b/bin/stasis
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ end
 if opts.development?
   Stasis::DevMode.new(Dir.pwd, opts)
 elsif opts.only? && opts.public?
-  Stasis.new(Dir.pwd, opts[:public]).render(*opts[:only])
+  Stasis.new(Dir.pwd, opts[:public], opts).render(*opts[:only])
 elsif opts.only?
-  Stasis.new(Dir.pwd).render(*opts[:only])
-elsif opts.public?
-  Stasis.new(Dir.pwd, opts[:public]).render(*opts[:only])
+  Stasis.new(Dir.pwd, opts).render(*opts[:only])
 elsif opts.server?
   Stasis::Server.new(Dir.pwd, opts)
+elsif opts.public?
+  Stasis.new(Dir.pwd, opts[:public], opts).render(*opts[:only])
 else
-  Stasis.new(Dir.pwd).render
+  Stasis.new(Dir.pwd, opts).render
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/stasis.rb b/lib/stasis.rb
index 89747dc..6fd7188 100644
--- a/lib/stasis.rb
+++ b/lib/stasis.rb
@@ -66,25 +66,29 @@ class Stasis
   # `Array` -- all paths in the project that Stasis will act upon.
   attr_accessor :paths
 
+  # `Options` -- options passed to `Stasis.new`.
+  attr_accessor :options
+
   # `Array` -- `Plugin` instances.
   attr_accessor :plugins
 
   # `String` -- the root path passed to `Stasis.new`.
   attr_accessor :root
   
-  def initialize(root, destination=root+'/public')
-    root = File.expand_path(root)
-    destination = File.expand_path(destination, root)
-
-    @destination = destination
-    @root = root
+  def initialize(root, *args)
+    @options = {}
+    @options = args.pop if args.last.is_a?(::Hash)
+    
+    @root = File.expand_path(root)
+    @destination = args[0] || @root + '/public'
+    @destination = File.expand_path(@destination, @root)
 
     # Create an `Array` of paths that Stasis will act upon.
-    @paths = Dir["#{root}/**/*"]
+    @paths = Dir["#{@root}/**/*"]
     
     # Reject paths that are directories or within the destination directory.
     @paths.reject! do |path|
-      !File.file?(path) || path[0..destination.length-1] == destination
+      !File.file?(path) || path[0..@destination.length-1] == @destination
     end
 
     # Create plugin instances.
diff --git a/lib/stasis/dev_mode.rb b/lib/stasis/dev_mode.rb
index 8545974..b8fb4b0 100644
--- a/lib/stasis/dev_mode.rb
+++ b/lib/stasis/dev_mode.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def initialize(dir, options={})
     def render
       puts "\n[#{Time.now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")}] Regenerating #{@options[:only].empty? ? 'project' : @options[:only].join(', ')}..."
       begin
-        @stasis = Stasis.new(@dir)
+        @stasis = Stasis.new(@dir, @options)
         @stasis.render(*@options[:only])
       rescue Exception => e
         puts "\n[#{Time.now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")}] Error: #{e.message}`"
diff --git a/lib/stasis/server.rb b/lib/stasis/server.rb
index 9d9d147..c14160c 100644
--- a/lib/stasis/server.rb
+++ b/lib/stasis/server.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def initialize(root, options={})
       puts "\nStarting Stasis server (redis @ #{options[:server]})..."
 
       redis = Redis.connect(:url => "redis://#{options[:server]}")
-      stasis = Stasis.new(*[ root, options[:public] ].compact)
+      stasis = Stasis.new(*[ root, options[:public], options ].compact)
 
       begin
         while true
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ def initialize(root, options={})
             end
 
             if request['wait']
-              response = {
-                :id => request['id'],
-                :files => files
-              }
+              response = files
               redis.publish(self.class.response_key(request['id']), Yajl::Encoder.encode(response))
             end
           end
diff --git a/spec/stasis/server_spec.rb b/spec/stasis/server_spec.rb
index 3ee07c4..5716673 100644
--- a/spec/stasis/server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/stasis/server_spec.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       :paths => [ 'time.html.haml' ],
       :redis => 'localhost:6379/0',
       :return => true
-    )['files']['time.html.haml'].split("time")[1].strip
+    )['time.html.haml'].split("time")[1].strip
     time.should_not == new_time
     generate_files
     new_time_from_file = $files['time.html'].split("time")[1].strip