diff --git a/integration_tests/test_client_it.py b/integration_tests/test_client_it.py
index f6b5aac..8638dff 100644
--- a/integration_tests/test_client_it.py
+++ b/integration_tests/test_client_it.py
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ def test_store(self):
         finally:
             client.delete_index(index)
 
-
     def test_ensure_index_exists(self):
         client = self.get_client()
         index = Index(self.index.name + "-ensure")
@@ -736,6 +735,32 @@ def test_shards(self):
         self.assertEquals(100, response.result.row.columns[0])
         self.assertEquals(shard_width*3, response.result.row.columns[1])
 
+    def test_field_opts(self):
+        client = self.get_client()
+        schema = client.schema()
+        index = schema.index("index_wkeys", keys=True, track_existence=True, shard_width=2 ** 10)
+        try:
+            # create the schema
+            index.field("field_wkeys",
+                        keys=True,
+                        cache_type=CacheType.LRU,
+                        cache_size=1000)
+            client.sync_schema(schema)
+
+            # check that the correct schema was created
+            schema = client.schema()
+            index = schema.index("index_wkeys")
+            self.assertEqual("index_wkeys", index.name)
+            self.assertTrue(index.keys)
+            self.assertTrue(index.track_existence)
+            field = index.field("field_wkeys")
+            self.assertEqual("field_wkeys", field.name)
+            self.assertTrue(field.keys)
+            self.assertEqual(CacheType.LRU, field.cache_type)
+            self.assertEqual(1000, field.cache_size)
+        finally:
+            client.delete_index(index)
+
     def test_create_index_fail(self):
         server = MockServer(404)
         with server:
diff --git a/pilosa/client.py b/pilosa/client.py
index ed841e5..fa71b16 100644
--- a/pilosa/client.py
+++ b/pilosa/client.py
@@ -486,13 +486,17 @@ def __connect(self):
 
 def decode_field_meta_options(field_info):
     meta = field_info.get("options", {})
-    return {
+    opts = {
         "cache_size": meta.get("cacheSize", 50000),
         "cache_type": CacheType(meta.get("cacheType", "")),
         "time_quantum": TimeQuantum(meta.get("timeQuantum", "")),
         "int_min": meta.get("min", 0),
-        "int_max": meta.get("max", 0),
+        "int_max": meta.get("max", 0)
     }
+    keys_opt = meta.get("keys")
+    if keys_opt is not None:
+        opts["keys"] = keys_opt
+    return opts
 
 
 class URI:
diff --git a/pilosa/orm.py b/pilosa/orm.py
index b88f590..484a4b2 100644
--- a/pilosa/orm.py
+++ b/pilosa/orm.py
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ def __init__(self, value):
     def __str__(self):
         return self.value
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "TimeQuantum(%s)" % self.value
+
     def __eq__(self, other):
         if isinstance(other, TimeQuantum):
             return self.value == other.value
@@ -107,6 +110,9 @@ def __init__(self, value):
     def __str__(self):
         return self.value
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "CacheType(%s)" % self.value
+
     def __eq__(self, other):
         if isinstance(other, CacheType):
             return self.value == other.value
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index e8a6144..03b2c32 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def test_create_client(self):
         # create with invalid type
         self.assertRaises(PilosaError, Client, 15000)
 
-    def test_decode_field_meta_options(self):
+    def test_decode_default_field_meta_options(self):
         field_info = {}
         options = decode_field_meta_options(field_info)
         target = {
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ def test_decode_field_meta_options(self):
         self.assertEquals(target, options)
 
 
-
 class URITestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_default(self):
@@ -317,7 +316,7 @@ def test_node_url(self):
 
 
 def get_schema(index_keys, field_keys):
-    from pilosa.orm import Schema, Index, Field
+    from pilosa.orm import Schema
     schema = Schema()
     index = schema.index("foo", keys=index_keys)
     field = index.field("bar", keys=field_keys)