diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index d8a520e..df365c3 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ module.exports = {
       'error',
       'block',
       '---------------------------------------------------------\n * Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.\n *--------------------------------------------------------',
-    ],
+      ],
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': ['error', { ignoreRestSiblings: true }],
 
     // todo: clean these:
     '@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any': 'off',
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index b143e35..a47d895 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-## 1.0.1 2020-09-18
+## 1.0.2 2020-09-18
 
 - **fix:** update version of cockatiel to fix incompatible TypeScript types (see [#128](https://github.com/microsoft/etcd3/issues/128))
+- **fix:** don't include the deadline in inherited lease call options (see [#131](https://github.com/microsoft/etcd3/issues/131))
 
 ## 1.0.1 2020-06-21
 
diff --git a/src/lease.ts b/src/lease.ts
index e9b404f..75f68a0 100644
--- a/src/lease.ts
+++ b/src/lease.ts
@@ -105,25 +105,29 @@ export class Lease extends EventEmitter {
 
   private client = new RPC.LeaseClient(this.pool);
   private lastKeepAlive: number;
+  private defaultOptions: grpc.CallOptions;
 
   constructor(
     private readonly pool: ConnectionPool,
     private readonly namespace: NSApplicator,
     private ttl: number,
-    private readonly options?: ILeaseOptions,
+    options: ILeaseOptions = {},
   ) {
     super();
 
+    const { autoKeepAlive, deadline, ...rest } = options;
+    this.defaultOptions = rest;
+
     if (!ttl || ttl < 1) {
       throw new Error(`The TTL in an etcd lease must be at least 1 second. Got: ${ttl}`);
     }
 
     this.leaseID = this.client
-      .leaseGrant({ TTL: ttl }, this.options)
+      .leaseGrant({ TTL: ttl }, options)
       .then(res => {
         this.state = State.Alive;
         this.lastKeepAlive = Date.now();
-        if (options?.autoKeepAlive !== false) {
+        if (autoKeepAlive !== false) {
           this.keepalive();
         }
 
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@ export class Lease extends EventEmitter {
    * Revoke frees the lease from etcd. Keys that the lease owns will be
    * evicted.
    */
-  public async revoke(options: grpc.CallOptions | undefined = this.options): Promise<void> {
+  public async revoke(options: grpc.CallOptions | undefined = this.defaultOptions): Promise<void> {
     this.close();
 
     const id = await this.leaseID;
@@ -196,7 +200,7 @@ export class Lease extends EventEmitter {
    * keepaliveOnce fires an immediate keepalive for the lease.
    */
   public keepaliveOnce(
-    options: grpc.CallOptions | undefined = this.options,
+    options: grpc.CallOptions | undefined = this.defaultOptions,
   ): Promise<RPC.ILeaseKeepAliveResponse> {
     return Promise.all([this.client.leaseKeepAlive(options), this.grant()]).then(([stream, id]) => {
       return new Promise<RPC.ILeaseKeepAliveResponse>((resolve, reject) => {