diff --git a/src/DatatypeChannels.ASB/Consumer.fs b/src/DatatypeChannels.ASB/Consumer.fs
index a9055d6..08241f2 100644
--- a/src/DatatypeChannels.ASB/Consumer.fs
+++ b/src/DatatypeChannels.ASB/Consumer.fs
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ type internal MessageContext =
           CancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource()
           Reciever =  reciever }
 
+type internal Options() =
+    inherit ServiceBusReceiverOptions()
+    member val IgnoreDuplicates = true with get,set
 
-let mkNew (options:ServiceBusReceiverOptions)
+let mkNew (options: Options)
           (startRenewal: MessageContext -> Task)
           (OfReceived ofReceived)
           (withClient: (ServiceBusClient -> _) -> _)
@@ -70,12 +73,18 @@ let mkNew (options:ServiceBusReceiverOptions)
                                         activity.Dispose()
                                     return None
                             }
-                        return msg |> Option.map (fun msg -> 
+                        return msg |> Option.bind (fun msg -> 
                             let msgCtx = MessageContext.From received activity receiver
-                            if receiver.ReceiveMode = ServiceBusReceiveMode.PeekLock then
-                                if msgCtxs.TryAdd(received.MessageId, msgCtx) then startRenewal msgCtx |> ignore
-                                else failwith "Unable to add the message"
-                            { Msg = msg; Id = received.MessageId })
+                            match receiver.ReceiveMode with
+                            | ServiceBusReceiveMode.ReceiveAndDelete ->
+                                Some { Msg = msg; Id = received.MessageId }
+                            | ServiceBusReceiveMode.PeekLock when msgCtxs.TryAdd(received.MessageId, msgCtx) ->
+                                startRenewal msgCtx |> ignore
+                                Some { Msg = msg; Id = received.MessageId }
+                            | ServiceBusReceiveMode.PeekLock when not options.IgnoreDuplicates ->
+                                failwith $"Unable to add the message, duplicate id: {received.MessageId}"
+                            | _ -> None 
+                        )
                 }
 
             member __.Ack receivedId =
diff --git a/src/DatatypeChannels.ASB/DatatypeChannels.fs b/src/DatatypeChannels.ASB/DatatypeChannels.fs
index ddbf91a..5891593 100644
--- a/src/DatatypeChannels.ASB/DatatypeChannels.fs
+++ b/src/DatatypeChannels.ASB/DatatypeChannels.fs
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ open System.Threading.Tasks
 open Azure.Messaging.ServiceBus
 open Azure.Messaging.ServiceBus.Administration
 
+type ChannelOptions = 
+    { Prefetch: uint16 option // optional prefetch limit
+      IgnoreDuplicates: bool
+      TempIdle: TimeSpan } // temporary queue idle lifetime
+    static member Default =
+        { Prefetch = None
+          TempIdle = TimeSpan.FromMinutes 5.
+          IgnoreDuplicates = true }
+
 [<RequireQualifiedAccess>]
 [<CompilationRepresentation(CompilationRepresentationFlags.ModuleSuffix)>]
 module Channels =
@@ -12,13 +21,11 @@ module Channels =
     /// mkClient: function to construct the client.
     /// mkAdminClient: function to construct the admin client.
     /// log: function for diagnostics logging.
-    /// prefetch: optional prefetch limit.
-    /// tempIdle: temporary queue idle lifetime.
+    /// options: channel options.
     let mkNew (mkClient: unit -> ServiceBusClient)
               (mkAdminClient: unit -> ServiceBusAdministrationClient)
               (log: Log)
-              (prefetch: uint16 option)
-              (tempIdle: TimeSpan) =
+              (options: ChannelOptions) =
         let client = lazy mkClient()
         let adminClient = lazy mkAdminClient()
         let withClient cont = cont client.Value
@@ -32,23 +39,23 @@ module Channels =
                         let renew = Consumer.Renewable.mkNew binding.Subscription.LockDuration
                         binding.Subscription.LockDuration <- min binding.Subscription.LockDuration Consumer.Renewable.maxLockDuration
                         Subscription.withBinding log withAdminClient binding,
-                        ServiceBusReceiverOptions(ReceiveMode = ServiceBusReceiveMode.PeekLock),
+                        Consumer.Options(ReceiveMode = ServiceBusReceiveMode.PeekLock),
                         renew
                     | Persistent (queueOptions, bindings) ->
                         let renew = Consumer.Renewable.mkNew queueOptions.LockDuration
                         queueOptions.LockDuration <- min queueOptions.LockDuration Consumer.Renewable.maxLockDuration
                         Queue.withBindings log withAdminClient queueOptions bindings,
-                        ServiceBusReceiverOptions(ReceiveMode = ServiceBusReceiveMode.PeekLock),
+                        Consumer.Options(ReceiveMode = ServiceBusReceiveMode.PeekLock),
                         renew
                     | Temporary bindings ->
-                        Queue.withBindings log withAdminClient (CreateQueueOptions(Guid.NewGuid().ToString(), AutoDeleteOnIdle = tempIdle)) bindings,
-                        ServiceBusReceiverOptions(ReceiveMode = ServiceBusReceiveMode.ReceiveAndDelete),
+                        Queue.withBindings log withAdminClient (CreateQueueOptions(Guid.NewGuid().ToString(), AutoDeleteOnIdle = options.TempIdle)) bindings,
+                        Consumer.Options(ReceiveMode = ServiceBusReceiveMode.ReceiveAndDelete),
                         Consumer.Renewable.noop
                     | DeadLetter path ->
                         (fun cont -> Task.FromResult path |> cont),
-                        ServiceBusReceiverOptions(ReceiveMode = ServiceBusReceiveMode.PeekLock, SubQueue = SubQueue.DeadLetter),
+                        Consumer.Options(ReceiveMode = ServiceBusReceiveMode.PeekLock, SubQueue = SubQueue.DeadLetter),
                         Consumer.Renewable.noop
-                prefetch |> Option.iter (fun v -> receiveOptions.PrefetchCount <- int v)
+                options.Prefetch |> Option.iter (fun v -> receiveOptions.PrefetchCount <- int v)
                 Consumer.mkNew receiveOptions renew ofRecevied withClient withBindings
 
             member __.GetPublisher<'msg> toSend (Topic topic) : Publisher<'msg> =
@@ -72,12 +79,14 @@ module Channels =
 
     /// Build an instance using FQDN of the namespace and Azure TokenCredential
     let fromFqdn (fqNamespace: string) (credential: Azure.Core.TokenCredential) (log: Log) =
-        mkNew (fun _ -> ServiceBusClient(fqNamespace, credential))
-              (fun _ -> ServiceBusAdministrationClient(fqNamespace, credential))
-              log None (TimeSpan.FromMinutes 5.)
+        ChannelOptions.Default
+        |> mkNew (fun _ -> ServiceBusClient(fqNamespace, credential))
+                 (fun _ -> ServiceBusAdministrationClient(fqNamespace, credential))
+                 log
 
     /// Build an instance using connection string
     let fromConnectionString (connString: string) (log: Log) =
-        mkNew (fun _ -> ServiceBusClient connString)
-              (fun _ -> ServiceBusAdministrationClient connString)
-              log None (TimeSpan.FromMinutes 5.)
+        ChannelOptions.Default
+        |>  mkNew (fun _ -> ServiceBusClient connString)
+                  (fun _ -> ServiceBusAdministrationClient connString)
+                  log