diff --git a/Doctrine/AbstractProvider.php b/Doctrine/AbstractProvider.php
index 9845edc..f56fe52 100644
--- a/Doctrine/AbstractProvider.php
+++ b/Doctrine/AbstractProvider.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Elastica\Exception\Bulk\ResponseException as BulkResponseException;
 use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Persister\ObjectPersisterInterface;
 use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Provider\AbstractProvider as BaseAbstractProvider;
 use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Provider\IndexableInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
 
 abstract class AbstractProvider extends BaseAbstractProvider
 {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ abstract class AbstractProvider extends BaseAbstractProvider
      * @param ObjectPersisterInterface $objectPersister
      * @param IndexableInterface       $indexable
      * @param string                   $objectClass
-     * @param array                    $options
+     * @param array                    $baseOptions
      * @param ManagerRegistry          $managerRegistry
      * @param SliceFetcherInterface    $sliceFetcher
      */
@@ -34,71 +35,106 @@ abstract class AbstractProvider extends BaseAbstractProvider
         ObjectPersisterInterface $objectPersister,
         IndexableInterface $indexable,
         $objectClass,
-        array $options,
+        array $baseOptions,
         ManagerRegistry $managerRegistry,
         SliceFetcherInterface $sliceFetcher = null
     ) {
-        parent::__construct($objectPersister, $indexable, $objectClass, array_merge(array(
-            'clear_object_manager' => true,
-            'debug_logging'        => false,
-            'ignore_errors'        => false,
-            'query_builder_method' => 'createQueryBuilder',
-        ), $options));
+        parent::__construct($objectPersister, $indexable, $objectClass, $baseOptions);
 
         $this->managerRegistry = $managerRegistry;
         $this->sliceFetcher = $sliceFetcher;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Counts objects that would be indexed using the query builder.
+     *
+     * @param object $queryBuilder
+     *
+     * @return integer
+     */
+    abstract protected function countObjects($queryBuilder);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates the query builder, which will be used to fetch objects to index.
+     *
+     * @param string $method
+     *
+     * @return object
+     */
+    abstract protected function createQueryBuilder($method);
+
+    /**
+     * Fetches a slice of objects using the query builder.
+     *
+     * @param object  $queryBuilder
+     * @param integer $limit
+     * @param integer $offset
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    abstract protected function fetchSlice($queryBuilder, $limit, $offset);
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
-    public function populate(\Closure $loggerClosure = null, array $options = array())
+    protected function doPopulate($options, \Closure $loggerClosure = null)
     {
-        if (!$this->options['debug_logging']) {
-            $logger = $this->disableLogging();
-        }
-
-        $queryBuilder = $this->createQueryBuilder();
-        $nbObjects = $this->countObjects($queryBuilder);
-        $offset = isset($options['offset']) ? intval($options['offset']) : 0;
-        $sleep = isset($options['sleep']) ? intval($options['sleep']) : 0;
-        $batchSize = isset($options['batch-size']) ? intval($options['batch-size']) : $this->options['batch_size'];
-        $ignoreErrors = isset($options['ignore-errors']) ? $options['ignore-errors'] : $this->options['ignore_errors'];
         $manager = $this->managerRegistry->getManagerForClass($this->objectClass);
 
-        $objects = array();
-        for (; $offset < $nbObjects; $offset += $batchSize) {
-            $objects = $this->getSlice($queryBuilder, $batchSize, $offset, $objects);
-            $objects = array_filter($objects, array($this, 'isObjectIndexable'));
+        $queryBuilder = $this->createQueryBuilder($options['query_builder_method']);
+        $nbObjects = $this->countObjects($queryBuilder);
+        $offset = $options['offset'];
 
-            if (!empty($objects)) {
-                if (!$ignoreErrors) {
+        $objects = array();
+        for (; $offset < $nbObjects; $offset += $options['batch_size']) {
+            try {
+                $objects = $this->getSlice($queryBuilder, $options['batch_size'], $offset, $objects);
+                $objects = $this->filterObjects($options, $objects);
+
+                if (!empty($objects)) {
                     $this->objectPersister->insertMany($objects);
-                } else {
-                    try {
-                        $this->objectPersister->insertMany($objects);
-                    } catch (BulkResponseException $e) {
-                        if ($loggerClosure) {
-                            $loggerClosure($batchSize, $nbObjects, sprintf('<error>%s</error>', $e->getMessage()));
-                        }
-                    }
+                }
+            } catch (BulkResponseException $e) {
+                if (!$options['ignore_errors']) {
+                    throw $e;
+                }
+
+                if (null !== $loggerClosure) {
+                    $loggerClosure(
+                        $options['batch_size'],
+                        $nbObjects,
+                        sprintf('<error>%s</error>', $e->getMessage())
+                    );
                 }
             }
 
-            if ($this->options['clear_object_manager']) {
+            if ($options['clear_object_manager']) {
                 $manager->clear();
             }
 
-            usleep($sleep);
+            usleep($options['sleep']);
 
-            if ($loggerClosure) {
-                $loggerClosure($batchSize, $nbObjects);
+            if (null !== $loggerClosure) {
+                $loggerClosure($options['batch_size'], $nbObjects);
             }
         }
+    }
 
-        if (!$this->options['debug_logging']) {
-            $this->enableLogging($logger);
-        }
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    protected function configureOptions()
+    {
+        parent::configureOptions();
+
+        $this->resolver->setDefaults(array(
+            'clear_object_manager' => true,
+            'debug_logging'        => false,
+            'ignore_errors'        => false,
+            'offset'               => 0,
+            'query_builder_method' => 'createQueryBuilder',
+            'sleep'                => 0
+        ));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -131,47 +167,4 @@ abstract class AbstractProvider extends BaseAbstractProvider
             $identifierFieldNames
         );
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Counts objects that would be indexed using the query builder.
-     *
-     * @param object $queryBuilder
-     *
-     * @return integer
-     */
-    abstract protected function countObjects($queryBuilder);
-
-    /**
-     * Disables logging and returns the logger that was previously set.
-     *
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    abstract protected function disableLogging();
-
-    /**
-     * Reenables the logger with the previously returned logger from disableLogging();.
-     *
-     * @param mixed $logger
-     *
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    abstract protected function enableLogging($logger);
-
-    /**
-     * Fetches a slice of objects using the query builder.
-     *
-     * @param object  $queryBuilder
-     * @param integer $limit
-     * @param integer $offset
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    abstract protected function fetchSlice($queryBuilder, $limit, $offset);
-
-    /**
-     * Creates the query builder, which will be used to fetch objects to index.
-     *
-     * @return object
-     */
-    abstract protected function createQueryBuilder();
 }
diff --git a/Doctrine/MongoDB/Provider.php b/Doctrine/MongoDB/Provider.php
index 6b2bd2c..e4b08c5 100644
--- a/Doctrine/MongoDB/Provider.php
+++ b/Doctrine/MongoDB/Provider.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Provider extends AbstractProvider
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see FOS\ElasticaBundle\Doctrine\AbstractProvider::countObjects()
+     * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     protected function countObjects($queryBuilder)
     {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Provider extends AbstractProvider
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see FOS\ElasticaBundle\Doctrine\AbstractProvider::fetchSlice()
+     * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     protected function fetchSlice($queryBuilder, $limit, $offset)
     {
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ class Provider extends AbstractProvider
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see FOS\ElasticaBundle\Doctrine\AbstractProvider::createQueryBuilder()
+     * {@inheritDoc}
      */
-    protected function createQueryBuilder()
+    protected function createQueryBuilder($method)
     {
         return $this->managerRegistry
             ->getManagerForClass($this->objectClass)
             ->getRepository($this->objectClass)
-            ->{$this->options['query_builder_method']}();
+            ->{$method}();
     }
 }
diff --git a/Doctrine/ORM/Provider.php b/Doctrine/ORM/Provider.php
index fc59667..303242a 100644
--- a/Doctrine/ORM/Provider.php
+++ b/Doctrine/ORM/Provider.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Provider extends AbstractProvider
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see FOS\ElasticaBundle\Doctrine\AbstractProvider::countObjects()
+     * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     protected function countObjects($queryBuilder)
     {
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ class Provider extends AbstractProvider
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see FOS\ElasticaBundle\Doctrine\AbstractProvider::fetchSlice()
+     * This method should remain in sync with SliceFetcher::fetch until it is deprecated and removed.
+     *
+     * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     protected function fetchSlice($queryBuilder, $limit, $offset)
     {
@@ -103,14 +105,14 @@ class Provider extends AbstractProvider
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see FOS\ElasticaBundle\Doctrine\AbstractProvider::createQueryBuilder()
+     * {@inheritDoc}
      */
-    protected function createQueryBuilder()
+    protected function createQueryBuilder($method)
     {
         return $this->managerRegistry
             ->getManagerForClass($this->objectClass)
             ->getRepository($this->objectClass)
             // ORM query builders require an alias argument
-            ->{$this->options['query_builder_method']}(static::ENTITY_ALIAS);
+            ->{$method}(static::ENTITY_ALIAS);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Doctrine/ORM/SliceFetcher.php b/Doctrine/ORM/SliceFetcher.php
index 86ad1b4..ac6c816 100644
--- a/Doctrine/ORM/SliceFetcher.php
+++ b/Doctrine/ORM/SliceFetcher.php
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Doctrine\SliceFetcherInterface;
 class SliceFetcher implements SliceFetcherInterface
 {
     /**
+     * This method should remain in sync with Provider::fetchSlice until that method is deprecated and
+     * removed.
+     *
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     public function fetch($queryBuilder, $limit, $offset, array $previousSlice, array $identifierFieldNames)
diff --git a/Propel/Provider.php b/Propel/Provider.php
index f28faa4..57d7176 100644
--- a/Propel/Provider.php
+++ b/Propel/Provider.php
@@ -14,31 +14,43 @@ class Provider extends AbstractProvider
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
-    public function populate(\Closure $loggerClosure = null, array $options = array())
+    public function doPopulate($options, \Closure $loggerClosure = null)
     {
         $queryClass = $this->objectClass.'Query';
         $nbObjects = $queryClass::create()->count();
-        $offset = isset($options['offset']) ? intval($options['offset']) : 0;
-        $sleep = isset($options['sleep']) ? intval($options['sleep']) : 0;
-        $batchSize = isset($options['batch-size']) ? intval($options['batch-size']) : $this->options['batch_size'];
 
-        for (; $offset < $nbObjects; $offset += $batchSize) {
+        $offset = $options['offset'];
+
+        for (; $offset < $nbObjects; $offset += $options['batch_size']) {
             $objects = $queryClass::create()
-                ->limit($batchSize)
+                ->limit($options['batch_size'])
                 ->offset($offset)
                 ->find()
                 ->getArrayCopy();
-
-            $objects = array_filter($objects, array($this, 'isObjectIndexable'));
+            $objects = $this->filterObjects($options, $objects);
             if (!empty($objects)) {
                 $this->objectPersister->insertMany($objects);
             }
 
-            usleep($sleep);
+            usleep($options['sleep']);
 
             if ($loggerClosure) {
-                $loggerClosure($batchSize, $nbObjects);
+                $loggerClosure($options['batch_size'], $nbObjects);
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    protected function disableLogging()
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    protected function enableLogging($logger)
+    {
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Provider/AbstractProvider.php b/Provider/AbstractProvider.php
index a743d17..87614cd 100644
--- a/Provider/AbstractProvider.php
+++ b/Provider/AbstractProvider.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace FOS\ElasticaBundle\Provider;
 
 use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Persister\ObjectPersisterInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
 
 /**
  * AbstractProvider.
@@ -10,9 +11,9 @@ use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Persister\ObjectPersisterInterface;
 abstract class AbstractProvider implements ProviderInterface
 {
     /**
-     * @var ObjectPersisterInterface
+     * @var array
      */
-    protected $objectPersister;
+    protected $baseOptions;
 
     /**
      * @var string
@@ -20,9 +21,14 @@ abstract class AbstractProvider implements ProviderInterface
     protected $objectClass;
 
     /**
-     * @var array
+     * @var ObjectPersisterInterface
      */
-    protected $options;
+    protected $objectPersister;
+
+    /**
+     * @var OptionsResolver
+     */
+    protected $resolver;
 
     /**
      * @var IndexableInterface
@@ -35,26 +41,114 @@ abstract class AbstractProvider implements ProviderInterface
      * @param ObjectPersisterInterface $objectPersister
      * @param IndexableInterface       $indexable
      * @param string                   $objectClass
-     * @param array                    $options
+     * @param array                    $baseOptions
      */
     public function __construct(
         ObjectPersisterInterface $objectPersister,
         IndexableInterface $indexable,
         $objectClass,
-        array $options = array()
+        array $baseOptions = array()
     ) {
+        $this->baseOptions = $baseOptions;
         $this->indexable = $indexable;
         $this->objectClass = $objectClass;
         $this->objectPersister = $objectPersister;
+        $this->resolver = new OptionsResolver();
+        $this->configureOptions();
+    }
 
-        $this->options = array_merge(array(
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function populate(\Closure $loggerClosure = null, array $options = array())
+    {
+        $options = $this->resolveOptions($options);
+
+        $logger = !$options['debug_logging'] ?
+            $this->disableLogging() :
+            null;
+
+        $this->doPopulate($options, $loggerClosure);
+
+        if (null !== $logger) {
+            $this->enableLogging($logger);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Disables logging and returns the logger that was previously set.
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    abstract protected function disableLogging();
+
+    /**
+     * Perform actual population.
+     *
+     * @param array $options
+     * @param \Closure $loggerClosure
+     */
+    abstract protected function doPopulate($options, \Closure $loggerClosure = null);
+
+    /**
+     * Reenables the logger with the previously returned logger from disableLogging();.
+     *
+     * @param mixed $logger
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    abstract protected function enableLogging($logger);
+
+    /**
+     * Configures the option resolver.
+     */
+    protected function configureOptions()
+    {
+        $this->resolver->setDefaults(array(
             'batch_size' => 100,
-        ), $options);
+            'skip_indexable_check' => false,
+        ));
+
+        $this->resolver->setRequired(array(
+            'indexName',
+            'typeName',
+        ));
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Filters objects away if they are not indexable.
+     *
+     * @param array $options
+     * @param array $objects
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function filterObjects(array $options, array $objects)
+    {
+        if ($options['skip_indexable_check']) {
+            return $objects;
+        }
+
+        $index = $options['indexName'];
+        $type = $options['typeName'];
+
+        $return = array();
+        foreach ($objects as $object) {
+            if (!$this->indexable->isObjectIndexable($index, $type, $object)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $return[] = $object;
+        }
+
+        return $return;
     }
 
     /**
      * Checks if a given object should be indexed or not.
      *
+     * @deprecated To be removed in 4.0
+     *
      * @param object $object
      *
      * @return bool
@@ -62,8 +156,8 @@ abstract class AbstractProvider implements ProviderInterface
     protected function isObjectIndexable($object)
     {
         return $this->indexable->isObjectIndexable(
-            $this->options['indexName'],
-            $this->options['typeName'],
+            $this->baseOptions['indexName'],
+            $this->baseOptions['typeName'],
             $object
         );
     }
@@ -82,4 +176,17 @@ abstract class AbstractProvider implements ProviderInterface
 
         return sprintf('(RAM : current=%uMo peak=%uMo)', $memory, $memoryMax);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Merges the base options provided by the class with options passed to the populate
+     * method and runs them through the resolver.
+     *
+     * @param array $options
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function resolveOptions(array $options)
+    {
+        return $this->resolver->resolve(array_merge($this->baseOptions, $options));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/Doctrine/AbstractProviderTest.php b/Tests/Doctrine/AbstractProviderTest.php
index 7b41837..aa28a4c 100644
--- a/Tests/Doctrine/AbstractProviderTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Doctrine/AbstractProviderTest.php
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class AbstractProviderTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $this->setExpectedException('Elastica\Exception\Bulk\ResponseException');
 
-        $provider->populate(null, array('ignore-errors' => false));
+        $provider->populate(null, array('ignore_errors' => false));
     }
 
     public function testPopulateRunsIndexCallable()
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class AbstractProviderTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $this->objectPersister->expects($this->once())
             ->method('insertMany')
-            ->with(array(1 => 2));
+            ->with(array(2));
 
         $provider->populate();
     }