diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ac3ebe6..d5a5a69 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Tests are not yet 100% complete.
 
 | Option | Type | Description | Required? | Default |
 | ------ | ---- | ----------- | --------- | ------- |
+| driver_class | String | Specify a driver class if autoloading fails | No | |
+| driver_auto_commit | Boolean | If the driver does not support auto commit, you should set this to false | No | True |
 | driver_path | String | File path to jar file containing your JDBC driver. This is optional, and all JDBC jars may be placed in $LOGSTASH_HOME/vendor/jar/jdbc instead. | No | |
 | connection_string | String | JDBC connection URL | Yes | |
 | username | String | JDBC username - this is optional as it may be included in the connection string, for many drivers | No | |
diff --git a/lib/logstash/outputs/jdbc.rb b/lib/logstash/outputs/jdbc.rb
index b4ae84a..e666ebb 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/outputs/jdbc.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/outputs/jdbc.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ class LogStash::Outputs::Jdbc < LogStash::Outputs::Base
 
   config_name "jdbc"
 
-  # Driver class - No longer required
-  config :driver_class, :obsolete => "driver_class is no longer required and can be removed from your configuration"
+  # Driver class - Reintroduced for https://github.com/theangryangel/logstash-output-jdbc/issues/26
+  config :driver_class, :validate => :string
+
+  # Does the JDBC driver support autocommit?
+  config :driver_auto_commit, :validate => :boolean, :default => true, :required => true
 
   # Where to find the jar
   # Defaults to not required, and to the original behaviour
@@ -81,6 +84,10 @@ class LogStash::Outputs::Jdbc < LogStash::Outputs::Base
     load_jar_files!
 
     @pool = Java::ComZaxxerHikari::HikariDataSource.new
+
+    @pool.setAutoCommit(@driver_auto_commit)
+    @pool.setDriverClassName(@driver_class) if @driver_class
+
     @pool.setJdbcUrl(@connection_string)
 
     @pool.setUsername(@username) if @username
diff --git a/logstash-output-jdbc.gemspec b/logstash-output-jdbc.gemspec
index c889fbe..cb0b812 100644
--- a/logstash-output-jdbc.gemspec
+++ b/logstash-output-jdbc.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = 'logstash-output-jdbc'
-  s.version = "0.2.1"
+  s.version = "0.2.2.rc1"
   s.licenses = [ "Apache License (2.0)" ]
   s.summary = "This plugin allows you to output to SQL, via JDBC"
   s.description = "This gem is a logstash plugin required to be installed on top of the Logstash core pipeline using $LS_HOME/bin/plugin install gemname. This gem is not a stand-alone program"