diff --git a/lib/scan.js b/lib/scan.js
index 8ade8e2b..4c701d5e 100644
--- a/lib/scan.js
+++ b/lib/scan.js
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ function Scan (client, ns, set, options) {
    * Note that the TTL value will be employed ONLY on background scan writes.
    * @member {number} Scan#ttl
    */
-  this.ttl = 0
+  this.ttl = options.ttl
 }
 
 /**