diff --git a/lark/lark.py b/lark/lark.py
index b28c4e6..f0f3435 100644
--- a/lark/lark.py
+++ b/lark/lark.py
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ class LarkOptions(Serialize):
         return cls(data)
 
 
+_LOAD_ALLOWED_OPTIONS = {'postlex', 'transformer', 'use_bytes', 'debug', 'g_regex_flags', 'regex', 'propagate_positions', 'keep_all_tokens',
+                         'tree_class'}
+
+
 class Lark(Serialize):
     """Main interface for the library.
 
@@ -230,8 +234,10 @@ class Lark(Serialize):
 
             if FS.exists(cache_fn):
                 logger.debug('Loading grammar from cache: %s', cache_fn)
+                for name in (set(LarkOptions._defaults) - _LOAD_ALLOWED_OPTIONS):
+                    options.pop(name, None)
                 with FS.open(cache_fn, 'rb') as f:
-                    self._load(f, self.options.transformer, self.options.postlex)
+                    self._load(f, **options)
                 return
 
         if self.options.lexer == 'auto':
@@ -353,7 +359,7 @@ class Lark(Serialize):
         inst = cls.__new__(cls)
         return inst._load(f)
 
-    def _load(self, f, transformer=None, postlex=None):
+    def _load(self, f, **kwargs):
         if isinstance(f, dict):
             d = f
         else:
@@ -364,12 +370,11 @@ class Lark(Serialize):
         assert memo
         memo = SerializeMemoizer.deserialize(memo, {'Rule': Rule, 'TerminalDef': TerminalDef}, {})
         options = dict(data['options'])
-        if transformer is not None:
-            options['transformer'] = transformer
-        if postlex is not None:
-            options['postlex'] = postlex
+        if (set(kwargs) - _LOAD_ALLOWED_OPTIONS) & set(LarkOptions._defaults):
+            raise ValueError("Some options are not allowed when loading a Parser: {}"
+                             .format(set(kwargs) - _LOAD_ALLOWED_OPTIONS))
+        options.update(kwargs)
         self.options = LarkOptions.deserialize(options, memo)
-        re_module = regex if self.options.regex else re
         self.rules = [Rule.deserialize(r, memo) for r in data['rules']]
         self.source = '<deserialized>'
         self._prepare_callbacks()
@@ -377,19 +382,16 @@ class Lark(Serialize):
             data['parser'],
             memo,
             self._callbacks,
-            self.options.postlex,
-            self.options.transformer,
-            re_module,
-            self.options.debug
+            self.options, # Not all, but multiple attributes are used
         )
         self.terminals = self.parser.lexer_conf.tokens
         self._terminals_dict = {t.name: t for t in self.terminals}
         return self
 
     @classmethod
-    def _load_from_dict(cls, data, memo, transformer=None, postlex=None):
+    def _load_from_dict(cls, data, memo, **kwargs):
         inst = cls.__new__(cls)
-        return inst._load({'data': data, 'memo': memo}, transformer, postlex)
+        return inst._load({'data': data, 'memo': memo}, **kwargs)
 
     @classmethod
     def open(cls, grammar_filename, rel_to=None, **options):
diff --git a/lark/parser_frontends.py b/lark/parser_frontends.py
index d433d09..325315e 100644
--- a/lark/parser_frontends.py
+++ b/lark/parser_frontends.py
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ from .parsers.lalr_parser import LALR_Parser
 from .grammar import Rule
 from .tree import Tree
 from .common import LexerConf
+try:
+    import regex
+except ImportError:
+    regex = None
+import re
 
 ###{standalone
 
@@ -82,16 +87,18 @@ class WithLexer(_ParserFrontend):
         self.postlex = lexer_conf.postlex
 
     @classmethod
-    def deserialize(cls, data, memo, callbacks, postlex, transformer, re_module, debug):
+    def deserialize(cls, data, memo, callbacks, options):
         inst = super(WithLexer, cls).deserialize(data, memo)
 
-        inst.postlex = postlex
-        inst.parser = LALR_Parser.deserialize(inst.parser, memo, callbacks, debug)
+        inst.postlex = options.postlex
+        inst.parser = LALR_Parser.deserialize(inst.parser, memo, callbacks, options.debug)
 
         terminals = [item for item in memo.values() if isinstance(item, TerminalDef)]
-        inst.lexer_conf.callbacks = _get_lexer_callbacks(transformer, terminals)
-        inst.lexer_conf.re_module = re_module
-        inst.lexer_conf.skip_validation=True
+        inst.lexer_conf.callbacks = _get_lexer_callbacks(options.transformer, terminals)
+        inst.lexer_conf.re_module = regex if options.regex else re
+        inst.lexer_conf.skip_validation = True
+        inst.lexer_conf.use_bytes = options.use_bytes
+        inst.lexer_conf.g_regex_flags = options.g_regex_flags
         inst.init_lexer()
 
         return inst
diff --git a/lark/tools/standalone.py b/lark/tools/standalone.py
index 7993be0..f2af015 100644
--- a/lark/tools/standalone.py
+++ b/lark/tools/standalone.py
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ def main(fobj, start, print=print):
 
     print('Shift = 0')
     print('Reduce = 1')
-    print("def Lark_StandAlone(transformer=None, postlex=None):")
-    print("  return Lark._load_from_dict(DATA, MEMO, transformer=transformer, postlex=postlex)")
+    print("def Lark_StandAlone(**kwargs):")
+    print("  return Lark._load_from_dict(DATA, MEMO, **kwargs)")