diff --git a/src/rocksdb.rs b/src/rocksdb.rs
index fd3c47f..5c9b771 100644
--- a/src/rocksdb.rs
+++ b/src/rocksdb.rs
@@ -366,16 +366,14 @@ impl DB {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn write(&self, batch: WriteBatch) -> Result<(), String> {
-        let writeopts = unsafe { rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_create() };
+    pub fn write_opt(&self, batch: WriteBatch, writeopts: &WriteOptions) -> Result<(), String> {
         let mut err: *const i8 = 0 as *const i8;
         let err_ptr: *mut *const i8 = &mut err;
         unsafe {
             rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_write(self.inner,
-                                       writeopts.clone(),
+                                       writeopts.inner,
                                        batch.inner,
                                        err_ptr);
-            rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(writeopts);
         }
         if !err.is_null() {
             return Err(error_message(err));
@@ -383,6 +381,10 @@ impl DB {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
+    pub fn write(&self, batch: WriteBatch) -> Result<(), String> {
+        self.write_opt(batch, &WriteOptions::new())
+    }
+
     pub fn get(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<DBVector>, String> {
         unsafe {
             let readopts = rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_readoptions_create();