diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 1f2f962..35f06e9 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Package: slugify
 Type: Package
 Title: Create slug strings for SEO
-Version: 0.1.0
-Date: 2020-06-26
+Version: 0.1.1
+Date: 2020-06-29
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Bob", "Rudis", email = "bob@rud.is", role = c("aut", "cre"), 
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0001-5670-2640"))
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 9b4679b..f61598a 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+0.1.1
+* Fixes #1 (h/t @mpjashby)
+* `remove` now works like it should
+
 0.1.0 
 * Initial release
diff --git a/R/slugify.R b/R/slugify.R
index 76b1886..e7a8eb1 100644
--- a/R/slugify.R
+++ b/R/slugify.R
@@ -2,32 +2,39 @@
 #'
 #' @param x string
 #' @param replacement replace spaces with replacement character, defaults to `-`
-#' @param remove remove characters that match this regex, defaults to `NULL` (no deleting)
+#' @param remove remove characters that match this JavaScript regex, defaults to `NULL` (no deleting).
+#'        This should be a [JavaScript bare regex](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions)
+#'        including the `//` and any modifiers. e.g. to remove all R's (upper and lower) from a slug you should
+#'        specify `remove = "/[rR]/g`.
 #' @param lower convert to lower case, defaults to `TRUE`
 #' @param strict strip special characters except replacement, defaults to `TRUE`
 #' @export
 #' @examples
-#' slugify("R is great!")
+#' slugify("R is great!") # "r-is-great"
+#' slugify("R is great!", replacement = "@@") # "r@@is@@great"
+#' slugify("R is great!", remove = "/[Rr]/g") # "is-geat"
 slugify <- function(x, replacement = "-", remove = NULL, lower = TRUE, strict = TRUE) {
 
   if (!is.null(remove)) {
 
-    .pkgenv$ctx$call(
-      "slugify", x[1],
-      list(
-        replacement = "-",
-        remove = remove[1],
-        lower = lower[1],
-        strict = strict[1]
-      )
-    )
+    sprintf(
+      "var res = slugify(%s, { replacement: %s, remove: %s, lower: %s, strict: %s });\n",
+      shQuote(x), shQuote(replacement),
+      remove,
+      if (lower) "true" else "false",
+      if (strict) "true" else "false"
+    ) -> stmt
+
+    .pkgenv$ctx$eval(V8::JS(stmt))
+
+    .pkgenv$ctx$get("res")
 
   } else {
 
     .pkgenv$ctx$call(
       "slugify", x[1],
       list(
-        replacement = "-",
+        replacement = replacement,
         lower = lower[1],
         strict = strict[1]
       )
diff --git a/README.Rmd b/README.Rmd
index c4bc6fc..b1a2ef2 100644
--- a/README.Rmd
+++ b/README.Rmd
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ packageVersion("slugify")
 
 ```{r ex-01}
 slugify("R is great!")
+
+slugify("R is great!", replacement = "@@")
+
+slugify("R is great!", remove = "/[Rr]/g")
 ```
 
 ## slugify Metrics
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6ed157..626e22b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,20 +53,28 @@ library(slugify)
 
 # current version
 packageVersion("slugify")
-## [1] '0.1.0'
+## [1] '0.1.1'
 ```
 
 ``` r
 slugify("R is great!")
 ## [1] "r-is-great"
+
+slugify("R is great!", replacement = "@@")
+## [1] "r@@is@@great"
+
+slugify("R is great!", remove = "/[Rr]/g")
+## [1] "is-geat"
 ```
 
 ## slugify Metrics
 
 | Lang | \# Files | (%) | LoC |  (%) | Blank lines |  (%) | \# Lines |  (%) |
 | :--- | -------: | --: | --: | ---: | ----------: | ---: | -------: | ---: |
-| R    |        4 | 0.8 |  33 | 0.79 |          13 | 0.43 |       20 | 0.39 |
-| Rmd  |        1 | 0.2 |   9 | 0.21 |          17 | 0.57 |       31 | 0.61 |
+| R    |        4 | 0.8 |  33 | 0.75 |          15 | 0.44 |       25 | 0.45 |
+| Rmd  |        1 | 0.2 |  11 | 0.25 |          19 | 0.56 |       31 | 0.55 |
+
+clock Package Metrics for slugify
 
 ## Code of Conduct
 
diff --git a/inst/tinytest/test_slugify.R b/inst/tinytest/test_slugify.R
index 9d913e9..d1d1cbb 100644
--- a/inst/tinytest/test_slugify.R
+++ b/inst/tinytest/test_slugify.R
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 library(slugify)
 
-expect_true(slugify("R is great!") == "r-is-great")
\ No newline at end of file
+expect_true(slugify("R is great!") == "r-is-great")
+
+expect_true(slugify("R is great!", lower = FALSE) == "R-is-great")
+
+expect_true(slugify("R is great!", replacement = "@") == "r@is@great")
+
+expect_true(slugify("R is great!", remove = "/[Rr]/g") == "is-geat")
diff --git a/man/slugify.Rd b/man/slugify.Rd
index a956a2c..3ab6dca 100644
--- a/man/slugify.Rd
+++ b/man/slugify.Rd
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ slugify(x, replacement = "-", remove = NULL, lower = TRUE, strict = TRUE)
 
 \item{replacement}{replace spaces with replacement character, defaults to \code{-}}
 
-\item{remove}{remove characters that match this regex, defaults to \code{NULL} (no deleting)}
+\item{remove}{remove characters that match this JavaScript regex, defaults to \code{NULL} (no deleting).
+This should be a \href{https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions}{JavaScript bare regex}
+including the \verb{//} and any modifiers. e.g. to remove all R's (upper and lower) from a slug you should
+specify \verb{remove = "/[rR]/g}.}
 
 \item{lower}{convert to lower case, defaults to \code{TRUE}}
 
@@ -24,7 +27,9 @@ Most blogging platforms turn title phrases into slugs
 for better SEO. Tools are provided to turn phrases into slugs.
 }
 \examples{
-slugify("R is great!")
+slugify("R is great!") # "r-is-great"
+slugify("R is great!", replacement = "@") # "r@is@great"
+slugify("R is great!", remove = "/[Rr]/g") # "is-geat"
 }
 \seealso{
 Useful links: