diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Related/SimilarFactory.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Related/SimilarFactory.php
index 02b5318252007a7f8a5fb47dafba193bad862cdd..514134011793e59c52c2119d3b2b145062b72903 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Related/SimilarFactory.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Related/SimilarFactory.php
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ class SimilarFactory implements FactoryInterface
     public function __invoke(ContainerInterface $container, $requestedName,
         array $options = null
     ) {
+        if (!empty($options)) {
+            throw new \Exception('Unexpected options passed to factory.');
+        }
         return new $requestedName($container->get('VuFindSearch\Service'));
     }
 }