diff --git a/src/cache.app.src b/src/cache.app.src
index fc5b0cb..f4be8a7 100644
--- a/src/cache.app.src
+++ b/src/cache.app.src
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {application, cache,
    [
       {description, "in-memory cache"},
-      {vsn,         "0.11.0"},
+      {vsn,         "0.11.1"},
       {modules,     [
          cache,
          cache_bucket,
diff --git a/src/cache.erl b/src/cache.erl
index b1d381f..7a3f87d 100644
--- a/src/cache.erl
+++ b/src/cache.erl
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 -export([start/0]).
 -export([
+   start_link/1,
    start_link/2,
    drop/1,
    purge/1,
@@ -97,8 +98,12 @@ start() ->
 %%    {quota,  integer()} - frequency of quota check in seconds
 %%    {stats,  function() | {Mod, Fun}} - cache statistic aggregate functor 
 %%    {heir,   atom() | pid()} - heir of evicted cache segments
+-spec(start_link/1 :: (list()) -> {ok, pid()} | {error, any()}).
 -spec(start_link/2 :: (name(), list()) -> {ok, pid()} | {error, any()}).
 
+start_link(Opts) ->
+   cache_bucket:start_link(Opts).
+
 start_link(Cache, Opts) ->
    cache_bucket:start_link(Cache, Opts).
 
diff --git a/src/cache_bucket.erl b/src/cache_bucket.erl
index f5c0973..7a32ee5 100644
--- a/src/cache_bucket.erl
+++ b/src/cache_bucket.erl
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 -include("cache.hrl").
 
 -export([
+   start_link/1,
    start_link/2,
    init/1, 
    terminate/2,
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@
 %%%
 %%%----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
 
+start_link(Opts) ->
+   gen_server:start_link(?MODULE, [undefined, Opts], []).
+
 start_link({global, Name}, Opts) ->
    gen_server:start_link({global, Name}, ?MODULE, [Name, Opts], []);