diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c84bc3..b584bc9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -384,10 +384,16 @@ Depending on your Lambda function, you might need to increase the timeout value.
 If you wish to increase this timeout set the value here.
 
 ##### options.memory
- Type: `Integer`
- Default value: `null`
- Sets the memory assigned to the function. If null then the current setting for the function will be used. Value is in
- MB and must be a multiple of 64.
+Type: `Integer`
+Default value: `null`
+
+Sets the memory assigned to the function. If null then the current setting for the function will be used. Value is in MB and must be a multiple of 64.
+
+##### options.handler
+Type: `String`
+Default value: `null`
+
+Sets the handler for your lambda function. If left null, the current setting will remain unchanged. 
 
 #### Usage Examples
 
diff --git a/tasks/lambda_deploy.js b/tasks/lambda_deploy.js
index c8fcf6f..e530dad 100644
--- a/tasks/lambda_deploy.js
+++ b/tasks/lambda_deploy.js
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
             credentialsJSON: null,
             region: 'us-east-1',
             timeout: null,
-            memory: null
+            memory: null,
+            handler: null
         });
 
         if (options.profile !== null) {
@@ -103,6 +104,10 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
                 configParams.MemorySize = options.memory;
             }
 
+            if (options.handler !== null) {
+                configParams.Handler = options.handler;
+            }
+
             var updateConfig = function(func_name, func_options, callback) {
                 if(Object.keys(func_options).length > 0) {
                     func_options.FunctionName = func_name;