diff --git a/broadcast_test.go b/broadcast_test.go
index ee2d720a9..a2842a919 100644
--- a/broadcast_test.go
+++ b/broadcast_test.go
@@ -35,3 +35,57 @@ func testMessageMarshal(t *testing.T, m proto.Message) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected message marshalling: %s", unmarshalled)
 	}
 }
+
+// Ensure that BroadcastReceiver can register a BroadcastHandler.
+func TestBroadcast_BroadcastReceiver(t *testing.T) {
+
+	s := pilosa.NewServer()
+
+	sbr := NewSimpleBroadcastReceiver()
+	sbh := NewSimpleBroadcastHandler()
+
+	s.BroadcastReceiver = sbr
+	s.BroadcastReceiver.Start(sbh)
+
+	msg := &internal.DeleteDBMessage{
+		DB: "d",
+	}
+
+	s.BroadcastReceiver.(*SimpleBroadcastReceiver).Receive(msg)
+
+	// Make sure the message received is what was sentd
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(sbh.receivedMessage, msg) {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected message: %s", sbh.receivedMessage)
+	}
+}
+
+type SimpleBroadcastReceiver struct {
+	broadcastHandler pilosa.BroadcastHandler
+}
+
+func NewSimpleBroadcastReceiver() *SimpleBroadcastReceiver {
+	return &SimpleBroadcastReceiver{}
+}
+
+func (r *SimpleBroadcastReceiver) Start(h pilosa.BroadcastHandler) error {
+	r.broadcastHandler = h
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *SimpleBroadcastReceiver) Receive(pb proto.Message) error {
+	r.broadcastHandler.ReceiveMessage(pb)
+	return nil
+}
+
+type SimpleBroadcastHandler struct {
+	receivedMessage proto.Message
+}
+
+func NewSimpleBroadcastHandler() *SimpleBroadcastHandler {
+	return &SimpleBroadcastHandler{}
+}
+
+func (h *SimpleBroadcastHandler) ReceiveMessage(pb proto.Message) error {
+	h.receivedMessage = pb.(proto.Message)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index a8bea8de1..419d3353d 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/internal"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/pql"
+	"reflect"
 )
 
 // Handler represents an HTTP handler.
@@ -255,55 +256,62 @@ type postDBRequest struct {
 	Options DBOptions `json:"options"`
 }
 
+//_postDBRequest is necessary to avoid recursion while decoding.
+type _postDBRequest postDBRequest
+
 // Custom Unmarshal JSON to validate request body when creating a new database
 func (p *postDBRequest) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
-	var data map[string]interface{}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &data); err != nil {
+
+	// m is an overflow map used to capture additional, unexpected keys.
+	m := make(map[string]interface{})
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &m); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	for key, value := range data {
-		switch key {
-		case "options":
-			value, err := validateOptions(data, "columnLabel")
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if value == "" {
-				p.Options = DBOptions{}
-			} else {
-				p.Options = DBOptions{ColumnLabel: value}
-			}
 
+	validDBOptions := getValidOptions(DBOptions{})
+	err := validateOptions(m, validDBOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Unmarshal expected values.
+	var _p _postDBRequest
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &_p); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	p.Options = _p.Options
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Raise errors for any unknown key
+func validateOptions(data map[string]interface{}, validDBOptions []string) error {
+	for k, v := range data {
+		switch k {
+		case "options":
+			options, ok := v.(map[string]interface{})
+			if !ok {
+				return errors.New("options is not map[string]interface{}")
+			}
+			for kk, vv := range options {
+				if !foundItem(validDBOptions, kk) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("Unknown key: %v:%v", kk, vv)
+				}
+			}
 		default:
-			return fmt.Errorf("Unknown key: %v:%v", key, value)
+			return fmt.Errorf("Unknown key: %v:%v", k, v)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func validateOptions(data map[string]interface{}, field string) (string, error) {
-	options, ok := data["options"].(map[string]interface{})
-	if !ok {
-		return "", errors.New("options is not map[string]interface{}")
-	}
-	var optionValue string
-	if len(options) == 0 {
-		optionValue = ""
-	} else {
-		for k, v := range options {
-			switch k {
-			case field:
-				val, ok := options[field].(string)
-				if !ok {
-					return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid option %v: {%v:%v}", field, k, v)
-				}
-				optionValue = val
-			default:
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid key for options {%v:%v}", k, v)
-			}
+func foundItem(items []string, item string) bool {
+	for _, i := range items {
+		if item == i {
+			return true
 		}
 	}
-	return optionValue, nil
+	return false
 }
 
 type postDBResponse struct{}
@@ -526,32 +534,45 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePostFrame(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Custom Unmarshal JSON to validate request body when creating a new frame
+type _postFrameRequest postFrameRequest
+
+// Custom Unmarshal JSON to validate request body when creating a new frame. If there's new FrameOptions,
+// adding it to validFrameOptions to make sure the new option is validated, otherwise the request will be failed
 func (p *postFrameRequest) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
-	var data map[string]interface{}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &data); err != nil {
+	// m is an overflow map used to capture additional, unexpected keys.
+	m := make(map[string]interface{})
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &m); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	for key, value := range data {
-		switch key {
-		case "options":
-			value, err := validateOptions(data, "rowLabel")
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if value == "" {
-				p.Options = FrameOptions{}
-			} else {
-				p.Options = FrameOptions{RowLabel: value}
-			}
-		default:
-			return fmt.Errorf("Unknown key: {%v:%v}", key, value)
-		}
+
+	validFrameOptions := getValidOptions(FrameOptions{})
+	err := validateOptions(m, validFrameOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+
+	// Unmarshal expected values.
+	var _p _postFrameRequest
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &_p); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	p.Options = _p.Options
 	return nil
 
 }
 
+func getValidOptions(option interface{}) []string {
+	validOptions := []string{}
+	val := reflect.ValueOf(option)
+	for i := 0; i < val.Type().NumField(); i++ {
+		jsonTag := val.Type().Field(i).Tag.Get("json")
+		s := strings.Split(jsonTag, ",")
+		validOptions = append(validOptions, s[0])
+	}
+	return validOptions
+}
+
 type postFrameRequest struct {
 	Options FrameOptions `json:"options"`
 }
diff --git a/handler_internal_test.go b/handler_internal_test.go
index 8a7bc910f..92221f1d7 100644
--- a/handler_internal_test.go
+++ b/handler_internal_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestPostDBRequestUnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		{json: `{"options": 4}`, err: "options is not map[string]interface{}"},
 		{json: `{"option": {}}`, err: "Unknown key: option:map[]"},
 		{json: `{"options": {"columnLabel": "test"}}`, expected: postDBRequest{Options: DBOptions{ColumnLabel: "test"}}},
-		{json: `{"options": {"columnLabl": "test"}}`, err: "invalid key for options {columnLabl:test}"},
+		{json: `{"options": {"columnLabl": "test"}}`, err: "Unknown key: columnLabl:test"},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		actual := &postDBRequest{}
@@ -51,9 +51,12 @@ func TestPostFrameRequestUnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{json: `{"options": {}}`, expected: postFrameRequest{Options: FrameOptions{}}},
 		{json: `{"options": 4}`, err: "options is not map[string]interface{}"},
-		{json: `{"option": {}}`, err: "Unknown key: {option:map[]}"},
+		{json: `{"option": {}}`, err: "Unknown key: option:map[]"},
 		{json: `{"options": {"rowLabel": "test"}}`, expected: postFrameRequest{Options: FrameOptions{RowLabel: "test"}}},
-		{json: `{"options": {"rowLabl": "test"}}`, err: "invalid key for options {rowLabl:test}"},
+		{json: `{"options": {"rowLabl": "test"}}`, err: "Unknown key: rowLabl:test"},
+		{json: `{"options": {"rowLabel": "test", "inverseEnabled": true}}`, expected: postFrameRequest{Options: FrameOptions{RowLabel: "test", InverseEnabled: true}}},
+		{json: `{"options": {"rowLabel": "test", "inverseEnabled": true, "cacheType": "type"}}`, expected: postFrameRequest{Options: FrameOptions{RowLabel: "test", InverseEnabled: true, CacheType: "type"}}},
+		{json: `{"options": {"rowLabel": "test", "inverse": true, "cacheType": "type"}}`, err: "Unknown key: inverse:true"},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		actual := &postFrameRequest{}