diff --git a/src/RelayHooksTypes.ts b/src/RelayHooksTypes.ts
index 702e7a5..5856696 100644
--- a/src/RelayHooksTypes.ts
+++ b/src/RelayHooksTypes.ts
@@ -197,12 +197,10 @@ export interface ReturnTypePaginationSuspense<
     refetch: RefetchFnDynamic<TQuery, TKey>;
 }
 
-export type SubscriptionConfig = {
-    skip?: boolean;
-};
+export type SubscriptionConfig = Record<string, never>; // allows only empty object
 
 export type SkipSubscriptionConfig = {
-    skip: true;
+    skip: boolean;
 };
 
 export interface SkipGraphQLSubscriptionConfig<TSubscription extends OperationType>
diff --git a/src/useSubscription.ts b/src/useSubscription.ts
index 3380593..0388672 100644
--- a/src/useSubscription.ts
+++ b/src/useSubscription.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function useSubscription<TSubscriptionPayload extends OperationType = Ope
 ): void;
 export function useSubscription<TSubscriptionPayload extends OperationType = OperationType>(
     config: GraphQLSubscriptionConfig<TSubscriptionPayload>,
-    opts?: SubscriptionConfig,
+    opts?: SubscriptionConfig | SkipSubscriptionConfig,
 ): void {
     const environment = useRelayEnvironment();
     const skip = opts && opts.skip;