diff --git a/lib/singed.rb b/lib/singed.rb
index 34cdd2d..3886fa8 100644
--- a/lib/singed.rb
+++ b/lib/singed.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def filter_line(line)
     line
   end
 
-  def profiler_klass(profiler)
+  def profiler_class_for(profiler)
     case profiler
     when :stackprof, nil then Singed::Flamegraph::Stackprof
     when :vernier then Singed::Flamegraph::Vernier
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ def profiler_klass(profiler)
   end
 
   def profile(label = "flamegraph", profiler: nil, open: true, announce_io: $stdout, **profiler_options, &)
-    profiler_klass = profiler_klass(profiler)
-    fg = profiler_klass.new(
+    profiler_class = profiler_class_for(profiler)
+
+    fg = profiler_class.new(
       label: label,
       announce_io: announce_io,
       **profiler_options
diff --git a/lib/singed/flamegraph.rb b/lib/singed/flamegraph.rb
index ee90362..1488444 100644
--- a/lib/singed/flamegraph.rb
+++ b/lib/singed/flamegraph.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ def self.generate_filename(label: nil, time: Time.now) # rubocop:disable Rails/T
       file
     end
 
+    def self.validate_options(klass, method_name, options)
+      method = klass.instance_method(:method_name)
+      options.each do |key, value|
+        if method.parameters.none? { |type, name| type == :key && name == key }
+          raise ArgumentError, "Unknown option #{key} for #{klass}.#{method_name}"
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     class Stackprof < Flamegraph
       DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
         mode: :wall,
@@ -80,6 +89,8 @@ def open_command
         # use npx, so we don't have to add it as a dependency
         @open_command ||= "npx speedscope #{@filename}"
       end
+
+
     end
 
     class Vernier < Flamegraph
@@ -91,6 +102,7 @@ def initialize(label: nil, announce_io: $stdout, **vernier_options)
 
       def record
         vernier_options = {out: filename.to_s}.merge(@vernier_options)
+        validate_options(::Vernier, :run, vernier_options)
         ::Vernier.run(**vernier_options) do
           yield
         end