diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 8d3d025..fdb44ff 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function propertyIsUnsafe(target, key) {
 
 // Retrieves either a new object or the appropriate target object to mutate.
 function getDestinationObject(target, options) {
-	if (options && !!options.cloneWithTarget) {
+	if (options && !!options.mergeWithTarget) {
 		return Array.isArray(target) ? firstArrayEntry(target) : target
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/merge.js b/test/merge.js
index f0ebb25..c37b1fc 100644
--- a/test/merge.js
+++ b/test/merge.js
@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
 var merge = require('../')
 var test = require('tape')
 
-test('result should retain target type information when cloneWithTarget set to true', function(t) {
+test('result should retain target type information when mergeWithTarget set to true', function(t) {
 	var src = { key1: 'value1', key2: 'value2' }
 	class CustomType {}
 	var target = new CustomType()
 
-	var res = merge(target, src, {cloneWithTarget: true})
+	var res = merge(target, src, {mergeWithTarget: true})
 	t.not(src instanceof CustomType)
 	t.assert(target instanceof CustomType)
 	t.assert(res instanceof CustomType)
 	t.end()
 })
 
-test('modify target object if cloneWithTarget set to true', function(t) {
+test('modify target object if mergeWithTarget set to true', function(t) {
 	var src = { key1: 'value1', key2: 'value2' }
 	var target = { key3: 'value3'}
 
 	var clonedRes = merge(target, src)
-	var notClonedRes = merge(target, src, {cloneWithTarget: true})
+	var notClonedRes = merge(target, src, {mergeWithTarget: true})
 
 	t.assert(clonedRes !== target, 'result should be cloned')
 	t.assert(notClonedRes === target, 'result should maintain target reference')
 	t.end()
 })
 
-test('merge.all mutates target object when cloneWithTarget set to true', function(t) {
+test('merge.all mutates target object when mergeWithTarget set to true', function(t) {
 	var src = { key1: 'value1', key2: 'value2' }
 	var target = { key3: 'value3'}
 
 	var clonedRes = merge.all([target, src])
-	var notClonedRes = merge.all([target, src], {cloneWithTarget: true})
+	var notClonedRes = merge.all([target, src], {mergeWithTarget: true})
 
 	t.assert(clonedRes !== target, 'result should be cloned')
 	t.assert(notClonedRes === target, 'result should maintain first array entry reference')