diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index b02ea5a..3813b1d 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ function authorize(options) {
     secret:       null,
     store:        null,
     success:      function(data, accept){accept(null, true)},
-    fail:         function(data, message, critical, accept){accept(null, !critical)}
+    fail:         function(data, message, critical, accept){accept(null, false)}
   };
 
-  var auth = xtend({}, defaults, options );
+  var auth = xtend(defaults, options);
 
   auth.userProperty = auth.passport._userProperty || 'user';
 
-  if (typeof auth.cookieParser === 'undefined' || !auth.cookieParser) {
+  if (!auth.cookieParser) {
     throw new Error('cookieParser is required use connect.cookieParser or express.cookieParser');
   }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ee28f24..3e7e055 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "passport.socketio",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "2.1.1",
   "description": "access passport.js authenticated user information from socket.io",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "keywords": [