diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2154a02..ccf0b53 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var permission = function (roles) {
      * @define {string} role User's property name describing his role.
      */    
     var role = options.role || 'role';
+    var super_user_field = options.admin || 'is_admin';
 
     /**
      * Both notAuthenticated and notAuthorized implement the same interface. 
@@ -57,7 +58,9 @@ var permission = function (roles) {
                                                        role + ". See Advantage Start in docs") }
     
     if (req.isAuthenticated()) {
-      if (!roles || roles.indexOf(req.user[role]) > -1) {
+      if (req.user[super_user_field]) {
+        after(req, res, next, permission.AUTHORIZED);
+      } else if (!roles || roles.indexOf(req.user[role]) > -1) {
         after(req, res, next, permission.AUTHORIZED);
       } else if (Object.prototype.toString.call(req.user[role]) === '[object Array]') {
         var perm = permission.NOT_AUTHORIZED;
@@ -82,4 +85,4 @@ Object.defineProperty(permission, 'AUTHORIZED', { value: 'authorized' });
 Object.defineProperty(permission, 'NOT_AUTHORIZED', { value: 'notAuthorized' });
 Object.defineProperty(permission, 'NOT_AUTHENTICATED', { value: 'notAuthenticated' });
 
-module.exports = permission;
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+module.exports = permission;