diff --git a/examples/demo_jsonlab_basic.m b/examples/demo_jsonlab_basic.m
index e5f46a4..11431b3 100644
--- a/examples/demo_jsonlab_basic.m
+++ b/examples/demo_jsonlab_basic.m
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@
 
 data2json=reshape(1:(2*4*6),[2,4,6]);
 savejson('',data2json,'NestArray',1,'FormatVersion',1.8)
+json2data=loadjson(ans,'FormatVersion',1.8)
+if(any(json2data(:)~=data2json(:)) || any(size(json2data)~=size(data2json)))
+    warning('conversion does not preserve original data');
+end
 
 fprintf(1,'\n%%=================================================\n')
 fprintf(1,'%%  a 3-D array in annotated array form (JSONLab 1.9 or earlier)\n')
@@ -116,6 +120,10 @@
 
 data2json=reshape(1:(2*4*6),[2,4,6]);
 savejson('',data2json,'NestArray',0,'FormatVersion',1.8)
+json2data=loadjson(ans,'FormatVersion',1.8)
+if(any(json2data(:)~=data2json(:)) || any(size(json2data)~=size(data2json)))
+    warning('conversion does not preserve original data');
+end
 
 fprintf(1,'\n%%=================================================\n')
 fprintf(1,'%%  a complex number\n')
diff --git a/loadjson.m b/loadjson.m
index ea75f91..cee0499 100644
--- a/loadjson.m
+++ b/loadjson.m
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@
     end
     pos=parse_char(inputstr, pos, '}');
     if(isstruct(object) && jsonopt('JDataDecode',1,varargin{:})==1)
-        object=jdatadecode(object,struct('Recursive',0));
+        varargin{:}.Recursive=0;
+        object=jdatadecode(object,varargin{:});
     end
 end