diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 1d21968..c752be1 100755
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -38,18 +38,13 @@ internals.options = Validate.object().keys({
 });
 
 
-exports.inject = function (dispatchFunc, options) {
+exports.inject = async function (dispatchFunc, options) {      // eslint-disable-line require-await
 
     options = (typeof options === 'string' ? { url: options } : options);
 
-    if (options.validate !== false) {                                                           // Defaults to true
-        try {
-            Hoek.assert(typeof dispatchFunc === 'function', 'Invalid dispatch function');
-            Validate.assert(options, internals.options);
-        }
-        catch (err) {
-            return Promise.reject(err);
-        }
+    if (options?.validate !== false) {                                                           // Defaults to true
+        Hoek.assert(typeof dispatchFunc === 'function', 'Invalid or missing dispatch function');
+        Validate.assert(options ?? null, internals.options, 'Invalid options:');
     }
 
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 74f42bc..e4083f0 100755
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -537,6 +537,44 @@ describe('inject()', () => {
         });
         expect(res.payload.toString()).to.equal(body.toString());
     });
+
+    it('errors for invalid input options', async () => {
+
+        await expect(Shot.inject()).to.reject('Invalid or missing dispatch function');
+        await expect(Shot.inject({}, {})).to.reject('Invalid or missing dispatch function');
+        await expect(Shot.inject(Hoek.ignore)).to.reject(/^Invalid options:/);
+        await expect(Shot.inject(Hoek.ignore, true)).to.reject(/^Invalid options:/);
+    });
+
+    it('errors for missing url', async () => {
+
+        const err = await expect(Shot.inject((req, res) => { }, {})).to.reject(/^Invalid options:/);
+        expect(err.isJoi).to.be.true();
+    });
+
+    it('errors for an incorrect simulation object', async () => {
+
+        const err = await expect(Shot.inject((req, res) => { }, { url: '/', simulate: 'sample string' })).to.reject();
+        expect(err.isJoi).to.be.true();
+    });
+
+    it('ignores incorrect simulation object', async () => {
+
+        const dispatch = function (req, res) {
+
+            res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
+            res.end(req.headers.super);
+        };
+
+        const res = await Shot.inject(dispatch, { method: 'get', url: 'http://example.com:8080/hello', headers: { Super: 'duper' }, simulate: 'sample string', validate: false });
+        expect(res.payload).to.equal('duper');
+    });
+
+    it('errors for an incorrect simulation object values', async () => {
+
+        const err = await expect(Shot.inject((req, res) => { }, { url: '/', simulate: { end: 'wrong input' } })).to.reject();
+        expect(err.isJoi).to.be.true();
+    });
 });
 
 describe('writeHead()', () => {
@@ -791,41 +829,6 @@ describe('_read()', () => {
         expect(res.payload).to.equal('close');
         expect(events).to.equal(['finish (res)', 'close (req)', 'close (res)']);
     });
-
-    it('errors for invalid input options', async () => {
-
-        await expect(Shot.inject({}, {})).to.reject('Invalid dispatch function');
-    });
-
-    it('errors for missing url', async () => {
-
-        const err = await expect(Shot.inject((req, res) => { }, {})).to.reject();
-        expect(err.isJoi).to.be.true();
-    });
-
-    it('errors for an incorrect simulation object', async () => {
-
-        const err = await expect(Shot.inject((req, res) => { }, { url: '/', simulate: 'sample string' })).to.reject();
-        expect(err.isJoi).to.be.true();
-    });
-
-    it('ignores incorrect simulation object', async () => {
-
-        const dispatch = function (req, res) {
-
-            res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
-            res.end(req.headers.super);
-        };
-
-        const res = await Shot.inject(dispatch, { method: 'get', url: 'http://example.com:8080/hello', headers: { Super: 'duper' }, simulate: 'sample string', validate: false });
-        expect(res.payload).to.equal('duper');
-    });
-
-    it('errors for an incorrect simulation object values', async () => {
-
-        const err = await expect(Shot.inject((req, res) => { }, { url: '/', simulate: { end: 'wrong input' } })).to.reject();
-        expect(err.isJoi).to.be.true();
-    });
 });