diff --git a/clickhouse_driver/settings/types.py b/clickhouse_driver/settings/types.py
index 922cad3a..2d824343 100644
--- a/clickhouse_driver/settings/types.py
+++ b/clickhouse_driver/settings/types.py
@@ -6,41 +6,36 @@
 class SettingType(object):
     @classmethod
     def write(cls, value, buf):
-        cls.write_value(value, buf)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def write_value(cls, value, buf):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
 
 class SettingUInt64(SettingType):
     @classmethod
-    def write_value(cls, value, buf):
+    def write(cls, value, buf):
         write_varint(int(value), buf)
 
 
 class SettingBool(SettingType):
     @classmethod
-    def write_value(cls, value, buf):
-        value = asbool(value)
-        write_varint(value, buf)
+    def write(cls, value, buf):
+        write_varint(asbool(value), buf)
 
 
 class SettingString(SettingType):
     @classmethod
-    def write_value(cls, value, buf):
+    def write(cls, value, buf):
         write_binary_str(value, buf)
 
 
 class SettingChar(SettingType):
     @classmethod
-    def write_value(cls, value, buf):
+    def write(cls, value, buf):
         write_binary_str(value[0], buf)
 
 
 class SettingFloat(SettingType):
     @classmethod
-    def write_value(cls, value, buf):
+    def write(cls, value, buf):
         """
         Float is written in string representation.
         """
@@ -49,7 +44,7 @@ def write_value(cls, value, buf):
 
 class SettingMaxThreads(SettingUInt64):
     @classmethod
-    def write_value(cls, value, buf):
+    def write(cls, value, buf):
         if value == 'auto':
             value = 0
-        super(SettingMaxThreads, cls).write_value(value, buf)
+        super(SettingMaxThreads, cls).write(value, buf)
diff --git a/clickhouse_driver/settings/writer.py b/clickhouse_driver/settings/writer.py
index 834ef8d0..7565eb61 100644
--- a/clickhouse_driver/settings/writer.py
+++ b/clickhouse_driver/settings/writer.py
@@ -8,22 +8,24 @@
 
 
 def write_settings(settings, buf, settings_as_strings):
+    is_important = 0
+
     for setting, value in (settings or {}).items():
         # If the server support settings as string we do not need to know
         # anything about them, so we can write any setting.
         if settings_as_strings:
             write_binary_str(setting, buf)
-            write_binary_uint8(0, buf)
+            write_binary_uint8(is_important, buf)
             write_binary_str(str(value), buf)
-            continue
-
-        # If the server requires string in binary, then they cannot be written
-        # without type.
-        setting_writer = available_settings.get(setting)
-        if not setting_writer:
-            logger.warning('Unknown setting %s. Type is unknown. Skipping', setting)
-            continue
-        write_binary_str(setting, buf)
-        setting_writer.write(value, buf)
+
+        else:
+            # If the server requires string in binary,
+            # then they cannot be written without type.
+            setting_writer = available_settings.get(setting)
+            if not setting_writer:
+                logger.warning('Unknown setting %s. Skipping', setting)
+                continue
+            write_binary_str(setting, buf)
+            setting_writer.write(value, buf)
 
     write_binary_str('', buf)  # end of settings
diff --git a/docs/misc.rst b/docs/misc.rst
index 05dc5856..789bd385 100644
--- a/docs/misc.rst
+++ b/docs/misc.rst
@@ -111,3 +111,15 @@ corresponding setting type from package or write your own type.
         >>> client = Client('localhost', settings={'allow_suspicious_low_cardinality_types': True})
         >>> client.execute('CREATE TABLE test (x LowCardinality(Int32)) Engine = Null')
         []
+
+
+*New in version 0.1.5.*
+
+Modern ClickHouse servers (20.*+) use text serialization for settings instead of
+binary serialization. You don't have to add missed settings manually into
+available. Just specify new settings and it will work.
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        >>> client = Client('localhost', settings={'brand_new_setting': 42})
+        >>> client.execute('SELECT 1')
diff --git a/tests/test_settings.py b/tests/test_settings.py
index 8a294ed4..507a8cb0 100644
--- a/tests/test_settings.py
+++ b/tests/test_settings.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from tests.testcase import BaseTestCase
 from tests.util import require_server_version
 
+
 class SettingTestCase(BaseTestCase):
     def test_int_apply(self):
         settings = {'max_query_size': 142}