diff --git a/server/core/config.c b/server/core/config.c
index 189c80878..de25a4b78 100644
--- a/server/core/config.c
+++ b/server/core/config.c
@@ -3041,15 +3041,9 @@ int create_new_filter(CONFIG_CONTEXT *obj)
                 error_count++;
             }
 
-            CONFIG_PARAMETER *params = obj->parameters;
-
-            while (params)
+            for (CONFIG_PARAMETER *p = obj->parameters; p; p = p->next)
             {
-                if (strcmp(params->name, "module") && strcmp(params->name, "options"))
-                {
-                    filter_add_parameter(obj->element, params->name, params->value);
-                }
-                params = params->next;
+                filter_add_parameter(obj->element, p->name, p->value);
             }
         }
         else
diff --git a/server/modules/filter/regexfilter/regexfilter.c b/server/modules/filter/regexfilter/regexfilter.c
index 670477162..6a6daae21 100644
--- a/server/modules/filter/regexfilter/regexfilter.c
+++ b/server/modules/filter/regexfilter/regexfilter.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ MXS_MODULE* MXS_CREATE_MODULE()
             {"user", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_STRING},
             {"log_trace", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "false"},
             {"log_file", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_STRING},
-            {"option", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_ENUM, "ignorecase", MXS_MODULE_OPT_NONE, option_values},
+            {"options", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_ENUM, "ignorecase", MXS_MODULE_OPT_NONE, option_values},
             {MXS_END_MODULE_PARAMS}
         }
     };