diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1363380..a5be9c7 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -120,8 +120,9 @@ via the options method, Sanic by default only allows the ``GET`` method, in orde
 service your CORS requests you must specify ``OPTIONS`` in the methods argument to
 your routes decorator.
 
-Alternately, you can use the ``automatic_options`` configuration parameter to
-handle the ``OPTIONS`` response automatically for you.
+Sanic-CORS includes an ``automatic_options`` configuration parameter to
+allow the plugin handle the ``OPTIONS`` response automatically for you. This is enabled by default, but you
+can turn it off if you wish to do your own ``OPTIONS`` response.
 
 .. code:: python
 
diff --git a/sanic_cors/extension.py b/sanic_cors/extension.py
index 732829f..f87f546 100644
--- a/sanic_cors/extension.py
+++ b/sanic_cors/extension.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def unapplied_cors_request_middleware(req, context):
                                     "context. Has request started? Is request ended?")
                 set_cors_headers(req, resp, request_context, res_options)
                 if request_context is not None:
-                    setattr(req.ctx, SANIC_CORS_EVALUATED, "1")
+                    setattr(request_context, SANIC_CORS_EVALUATED, "1")
                 return resp
         else:
             debug('No CORS rule matches')