diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56fd309..8919743 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ string;
   <b>Default:</b> <code>"__Host-psifi.x-csrf-token"</code><br />
 </p>
 
-<p><b>Optional:</b> The name of the httpOnly cookie that will be used to track CSRF protection. If you change this it is recommend that you continue to use the <code>__Host-</code> or <code>__Secure-</code> <a target="_blank" href="developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Set-Cookie">security prefix</a>.</p>
+<p><b>Optional:</b> The name of the cookie that will be used to track CSRF protection. If you change this it is recommend that you continue to use the <code>__Host-</code> or <code>__Secure-</code> <a target="_blank" href="developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Set-Cookie">security prefix</a>.</p>
 
 <p><b>Change for development</b></p>
 
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ Used to customise the error response <code>statusCode</code>, the contained erro
   request: Request,
   response: Response,
   {
+    cookieOptions?: CookieOptions, // overrides cookieOptions previously configured just for this call
     overwrite?: boolean, // Set to true to force a new token to be generated
     validateOnReuse?: boolean, // Set to false to generate a new token if token re-use is invalid
   } // optional
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 289e60a..8450fd3 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export function doubleCsrf({
     sameSite = "lax",
     path = "/",
     secure = true,
+    httpOnly = true,
     ...remainingCookieOptions
   } = {},
   size = 64,
@@ -35,10 +36,11 @@ export function doubleCsrf({
   } = {},
 }: DoubleCsrfConfigOptions): DoubleCsrfUtilities {
   const ignoredMethodsSet = new Set(ignoredMethods);
-  const cookieOptions = {
+  const defaultCookieOptions = {
     sameSite,
     path,
     secure,
+    httpOnly,
     ...remainingCookieOptions,
   };
 
@@ -48,7 +50,10 @@ export function doubleCsrf({
 
   const generateTokenAndHash = (
     req: Request,
-    { overwrite, validateOnReuse }: GenerateCsrfTokenConfig,
+    {
+      overwrite,
+      validateOnReuse,
+    }: Omit<GenerateCsrfTokenConfig, "cookieOptions">,
   ) => {
     const getSecretResult = getSecret(req);
     const possibleSecrets = Array.isArray(getSecretResult)
@@ -91,14 +96,21 @@ export function doubleCsrf({
   const generateToken: CsrfTokenCreator = (
     req: Request,
     res: Response,
-    { overwrite = false, validateOnReuse = true } = {},
+    {
+      cookieOptions = defaultCookieOptions,
+      overwrite = false,
+      validateOnReuse = true,
+    } = {},
   ) => {
     const { csrfToken, csrfTokenHash } = generateTokenAndHash(req, {
       overwrite,
       validateOnReuse,
     });
     const cookieContent = `${csrfToken}|${csrfTokenHash}`;
-    res.cookie(cookieName, cookieContent, { ...cookieOptions, httpOnly: true });
+    res.cookie(cookieName, cookieContent, {
+      ...defaultCookieOptions,
+      ...cookieOptions,
+    });
     return csrfToken;
   };
 
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 68a023a..f232c91 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { HttpError } from "http-errors";
 
 export type SameSiteType = boolean | "lax" | "strict" | "none";
 export type TokenRetriever = (req: Request) => string | null | undefined;
-export type DoubleCsrfCookieOptions = Omit<CookieOptions, "httpOnly">;
+export type CsrfTokenCookieOverrides = Omit<CookieOptions, "signed">;
 declare module "http" {
   interface IncomingHttpHeaders {
     "x-csrf-token"?: string | undefined;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export type CsrfCookieSetter = (
   res: Response,
   name: string,
   value: string,
-  options: DoubleCsrfCookieOptions,
+  options: CookieOptions,
 ) => void;
 export type CsrfTokenCreator = (
   req: Request,
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export type CsrfErrorConfigOptions = Partial<CsrfErrorConfig>;
 export type GenerateCsrfTokenConfig = {
   overwrite: boolean;
   validateOnReuse: boolean;
+  cookieOptions: CsrfTokenCookieOverrides;
 };
 export type GenerateCsrfTokenOptions = Partial<GenerateCsrfTokenConfig>;
 export interface DoubleCsrfConfig {
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ export interface DoubleCsrfConfig {
    * The options for HTTPOnly cookie that will be set on the response.
    * @default { sameSite: "lax", path: "/", secure: true }
    */
-  cookieOptions: DoubleCsrfCookieOptions;
+  cookieOptions: CookieOptions;
 
   /**
    * The methods that will be ignored by the middleware.