diff --git a/lib/workers/socketioworker.js b/lib/workers/socketioworker.js
index 3831330..99f7ed3 100644
--- a/lib/workers/socketioworker.js
+++ b/lib/workers/socketioworker.js
@@ -15,7 +15,17 @@ util.inherits(SocketIOWorker, BaseWorker);
 
 SocketIOWorker.prototype.createClient = function (callback) {
   var self = this;
-  var client = io.connect(this.server, { 'force new connection' : true});
+  var options = {
+    'force new connection' : true
+  };
+  if (self.generator.options) {
+    for (var k in self.generator.options) {
+      if (self.generator.options[k] !== null || self.generator.options[k] !== '') {
+        options[k] = self.generator.options[k];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  var client = io.connect(this.server, options);
 
   client.on('connect', function () {
     callback(false, client);