diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c3d42c..883f7ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ Add middleware immediately before your router.
 
 All options are optional.
 
+
 * `dogstatsd` node-dogstatsd client. `default = new (require("node-dogstatsd")).StatsD()`
+* `datadogOptions` *object* configuration for the node-dogstatds client(if you don't pass one yourself). `default = {}`
 * `stat` *string* name for the stat. `default = "node.express.router"`
 * `tags` *array* of tags to be added to the histogram. `default = []`
 * `path` *boolean* include path tag. `default = false`
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index dd47dbf..0423f11 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,53 +1,58 @@
-var DD = require("node-dogstatsd").StatsD;
-
-module.exports = function (options) {
-	var datadog = options.dogstatsd || new DD();
-	var stat = options.stat || "node.express.router";
-	var tags = options.tags || [];
-	var path = options.path || false;
-	var base_url = options.base_url || false;
-	var response_code = options.response_code || false;
-
-	return function (req, res, next) {
-		if (!req._startTime) {
-			req._startTime = new Date();
-		}
-
-		var end = res.end;
-		res.end = function (chunk, encoding) {
-			res.end = end;
-			res.end(chunk, encoding);
-
-			if (!req.route || !req.route.path) {
-				return;
-			}
-
-			var baseUrl = (base_url !== false) ? req.baseUrl : '';
-			var statTags = [
+var DD = require("node-dogstatsd")
+    .StatsD;
+
+module.exports = function(options) {
+    var datadogOptions = options.datadogOptions;
+    var datadog = options.dogstatsd || new DD(datadogOptions);
+    var stat = options.stat || "node.express.router";
+    var tags = options.tags || [];
+    var path = options.path || false;
+    var base_url = options.base_url || false;
+    var response_code = options.response_code || false;
+
+    return function(req, res, next) {
+        if (!req._startTime) {
+            req._startTime = new Date();
+        }
+
+        var end = res.end;
+        res.end = function(chunk, encoding) {
+            res.end = end;
+            res.end(chunk, encoding);
+
+            if (!req.route || !req.route.path) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var baseUrl = (base_url !== false) ? req.baseUrl : '';
+            var statTags = [
 				"route:" + baseUrl + req.route.path
 			].concat(tags);
 
-			if (options.method) {
-				statTags.push("method:" + req.method.toLowerCase());
-			}
+            if (options.method) {
+                statTags.push("method:" + req.method.toLowerCase());
+            }
 
-			if (options.protocol && req.protocol) {
-				statTags.push("protocol:" + req.protocol);
-			}
+            if (options.protocol && req.protocol) {
+                statTags.push("protocol:" + req.protocol);
+            }
 
-			if (path !== false) {
-				statTags.push("path:" + baseUrl + req.path);
-			}
+            if (path !== false) {
+                statTags.push("path:" + baseUrl + req.path);
+            }
 
-			if (response_code) {
-				statTags.push("response_code:" + res.statusCode);
-				datadog.increment(stat + '.response_code.' + res.statusCode , 1, statTags);
-				datadog.increment(stat + '.response_code.all' , 1, statTags);
-			}
+            if (response_code) {
+                statTags.push("response_code:" + res.statusCode);
+                datadog.increment(stat + '.response_code.' + res.statusCode,
+                    1, statTags);
+                datadog.increment(stat + '.response_code.all', 1,
+                    statTags);
+            }
 
-			datadog.histogram(stat + '.response_time', (new Date() - req._startTime), 1, statTags);
-		};
+            datadog.histogram(stat + '.response_time', (new Date() -
+                req._startTime), 1, statTags);
+        };
 
-		next();
-	};
+        next();
+    };
 };