diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75d6900..4bb6abb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ include_recipe "nodejs::npm"
  * use a `String` to specify json file
  
 Packages can be installed globally (by default) or in a directory (by using `attribute :path`)
+
+You can append more specific options to npm command with `attribute :options` array :  
+ * use an array of options (w/ dash), they will be added to npm call.
+ * ex: `['--production','--force']` or `['--force-latest']`
  
 This LWRP try to use npm bare as much as possible (no custom wrapper).
 
diff --git a/providers/npm.rb b/providers/npm.rb
index e32bc3c..9940478 100644
--- a/providers/npm.rb
+++ b/providers/npm.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ end
 def npm_options
   options = ''
   options << ' -global' unless new_resource.path
+  new_resource.options.each do |option|
+    options << " #{option}"
+  end
   options << " #{npm_package}"
 end
 
diff --git a/resources/npm.rb b/resources/npm.rb
index cec789c..f873f93 100644
--- a/resources/npm.rb
+++ b/resources/npm.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ attribute :version, :kind_of => String
 attribute :path, :kind_of => String
 attribute :url, :kind_of => String
 attribute :json, :kind_of => [String, TrueClass]
+attribute :options, :kind_of => Array, :default => []
 
 attribute :user, :kind_of => String
 attribute :group, :kind_of => String
diff --git a/test/cookbooks/nodejs_test/recipes/npm.rb b/test/cookbooks/nodejs_test/recipes/npm.rb
index 2f9528b..91d1e19 100644
--- a/test/cookbooks/nodejs_test/recipes/npm.rb
+++ b/test/cookbooks/nodejs_test/recipes/npm.rb
@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@ nodejs_npm 'grunt' do
   json true
   user 'random'
 end
+
+nodejs_npm 'mocha' do
+  options ['--force', '--production']
+end