diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c056a03..59a1512 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ pjax.loadUrl("/your-url")
 pjax.loadUrl("/your-other-url", {timeout: 10})
 ```
 
-#### `handleResponse(responseText, request, href)`
+#### `handleResponse(responseText, request, href, options)`
 
 This method takes the raw response, processes the URL, then calls `pjax.loadContent()` to actually load it into the DOM.
 
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ It is passed the following arguments:
 * **responseText** (string): This is the raw response text. This is equivalent to `request.responseText`.
 * **request** (XMLHttpRequest): This is the XHR object.
 * **href** (string): This is the URL that was passed to `loadUrl()`.
+* **options** (object): This is an object with the options for this request. The structure basically matches the regular options object, with a few extra internal properties.
 
 You can override this if you want to process the data before, or instead of, it being loaded into the DOM.
 
@@ -191,9 +192,9 @@ var pjax = new Pjax();
 
 pjax._handleResponse = pjax.handleResponse;
 
-pjax.handleResponse = function(responseText, request, href) {
+pjax.handleResponse = function(responseText, request, href, options) {
   if (request.responseText.match("<html")) {
-    pjax._handleResponse(responseText, request, href);
+    pjax._handleResponse(responseText, request, href, options);
   } else {
     // handle response here
   }
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7594c29..8f82c83 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ var Pjax = function(options) {
         var opt = clone(this.options)
         opt.url = st.state.url
         opt.title = st.state.title
+        // Since state already exists, prevent it from being pushed again
         opt.history = false
         opt.scrollPos = st.state.scrollPos
         if (st.state.uid < this.lastUid) {
diff --git a/lib/proto/handle-response.js b/lib/proto/handle-response.js
index ab94197..389a951 100644
--- a/lib/proto/handle-response.js
+++ b/lib/proto/handle-response.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module.exports = function(responseText, request, href, options) {
   this.state.options = options
 
   try {
-    this.loadContent(responseText, this.options)
+    this.loadContent(responseText, options)
   }
   catch (e) {
     trigger(document, "pjax:error", options)