diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d8de17ec..a56e9b37 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ install:
   - git clone https://github.com/openresty/mockeagain.git
   - git clone https://github.com/openresty/test-nginx.git
   - git clone -b v2.1-agentzh https://github.com/openresty/luajit2.git
-  - git clone https://github.com/openresty/lua-nginx-module.git ../lua-nginx-module
+  - git clone https://github.com/webcore-no/lua-nginx-module.git ../lua-nginx-module
   - git clone https://github.com/openresty/echo-nginx-module.git ../echo-nginx-module
   - git clone https://github.com/openresty/memc-nginx-module.git ../memc-nginx-module
   - git clone https://github.com/openresty/headers-more-nginx-module.git ../headers-more-nginx-module
   - git clone https://github.com/openresty/lua-resty-lrucache.git ../lua-resty-lrucache
-  - git clone https://github.com/openresty/lua-resty-core.git ../lua-resty-core
+  - git clone https://github.com/webcore-no/lua-resty-core.git ../lua-resty-core
 
 script:
   - sudo iptables -I OUTPUT 1 -p udp --dport 10086 -j REJECT
diff --git a/src/ngx_stream_lua_shdict.c b/src/ngx_stream_lua_shdict.c
index 4779ce8d..73c80672 100644
--- a/src/ngx_stream_lua_shdict.c
+++ b/src/ngx_stream_lua_shdict.c
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ int
 ngx_stream_lua_ffi_shdict_get(ngx_shm_zone_t *zone, u_char *key,
     size_t key_len, int *value_type, u_char **str_value_buf,
     size_t *str_value_len, double *num_value, int *user_flags,
-    int get_stale, int *is_stale, char **err)
+    int *user_flags_neq, int get_stale, int *is_stale, char **err)
 {
     ngx_str_t                    name;
     uint32_t                     hash;
@@ -1537,6 +1537,14 @@ ngx_stream_lua_ffi_shdict_get(ngx_shm_zone_t *zone, u_char *key,
         return NGX_OK;
     }
 
+    if (*user_flags_neq && *user_flags == (int) sd->user_flags) {
+         *is_stale = (rc == NGX_DONE);
+         *user_flags_neq = 0;
+         ngx_shmtx_unlock(&ctx->shpool->mutex);
+         *value_type = LUA_TNIL;
+         return NGX_OK;
+     }
+
     /* rc == NGX_OK || (rc == NGX_DONE && get_stale) */
 
     *value_type = sd->value_type;
diff --git a/t/167-shdict-neq-flags.t b/t/167-shdict-neq-flags.t
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1d250f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/167-shdict-neq-flags.t
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+# vim:set ft= ts=4 sw=4 et fdm=marker:
+use Test::Nginx::Socket::Lua::Stream 'no_plan';
+
+run_tests();
+
+__DATA__
+
+=== TEST 1: flag eq
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        dogs:set("Bernese", 42, 0, 1)
+        local val = dogs:get("Bernese", 1)
+        ngx.say(val, " ", type(val))
+    }
+--- stream_response
+nil nil
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 2: fleq neq
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        dogs:set("Bernese", 42, 0, 1)
+        local val = dogs:get("Bernese", 2)
+        ngx.say(val, " " , type(val))
+    }
+--- stream_response
+42 number
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 3: set with no flag
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        dogs:set("Bernese", 42, 0)
+        local val = dogs:get("Bernese", 2)
+        ngx.say(val, " " , type(val))
+    }
+--- stream_response
+42 number
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 4: get with no flag
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        dogs:set("Bernese", 42, 0, 1)
+        local val = dogs:get("Bernese")
+        ngx.say(val, " " , type(val))
+    }
+--- stream_response
+42 number
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 5: set and get with no flag
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        dogs:set("Bernese", 42, 0)
+        local val = dogs:get("Bernese")
+        ngx.say(val, " " , type(val))
+    }
+--- stream_response
+42 number
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 6: set no flag, and read with 0 flag
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        dogs:set("Bernese", 42)
+        local val = dogs:get("Bernese", 0)
+        ngx.say(val, " " , type(val))
+    }
+--- stream_response
+nil nil
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+=== TEST 7: flags_match is true
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        dogs:set("Bernese", 42, 0, 1)
+        local val, err, flags_match = dogs:get("Bernese", 1)
+
+        ngx.say(val, " ", type(val), " : ",
+                err, " ", type(err), " : ",
+                flags_match, " ", type(flags_match))
+    }
+--- stream_response
+nil nil : nil nil : true boolean
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 8: flags_match is nil
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        local val, err, flags_match = dogs:get("Bernese", 3)
+        ngx.say(flags_match, " ", type(flags_match))
+    }
+--- stream_response
+nil nil
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 9: get when flag is not number
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        dogs:set("Bernese", 42, 0, 1)
+        local val = dogs:get("Bernese", {})
+    }
+--- error_log
+cannot convert 'table' to 'int'
+
+
+=== TEST 10: flag eq stale
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        dogs:set("Bernese", 42, 0.01, 1)
+        ngx.sleep(0.02)
+        local val = dogs:get_stale("Bernese", 1)
+        ngx.say(val, " ", type(val))
+    }
+--- stream_response
+nil nil
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 11: fleq neq stale
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        dogs:set("Bernese", 42, 0.01, 1)
+        ngx.sleep(0.02)
+        local val = dogs:get_stale("Bernese", 2)
+        ngx.say(val, " " , type(val))
+    }
+--- stream_response
+42 number
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 12: get_stale with no flag
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        dogs:set("Bernese", 42, 0.01, 1)
+        ngx.sleep(0.02)
+        local val = dogs:get_stale("Bernese")
+        ngx.say(val, " " , type(val))
+    }
+--- stream_response
+42 number
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 13: flags_match is true
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        dogs:set("Bernese", 42, 0.01, 1)
+        ngx.sleep(0.02)
+        local val, err, stale, flags_match = dogs:get_stale("Bernese", 1)
+
+        ngx.say(val, " ", type(val), " : ",
+                err, " ", type(err), " : ",
+                flags_match, " ", type(flags_match))
+    }
+--- stream_response
+nil nil : nil nil : true boolean
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 14: flags_match is nil
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        local val, err, stale, flags_match = dogs:get_stale("Bernese", 3)
+        ngx.say(flags_match, " ", type(flags_match))
+    }
+--- stream_response
+nil nil
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 15: get when flag is not number
+--- stream_config
+    lua_shared_dict dogs 1m;
+--- stream_server_config
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        local dogs = ngx.shared.dogs
+        dogs:set("Bernese", 42, 0, 1)
+        local val = dogs:get_stale("Bernese", {})
+    }
+--- error_log
+cannot convert 'table' to 'int'