diff --git a/lua/github-presence/init.lua b/lua/github-presence/init.lua
index 5a6abc8..d67dded 100644
--- a/lua/github-presence/init.lua
+++ b/lua/github-presence/init.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ local GitHubPresence = {}
 GitHubPresence.setup = {}
 
 function GitHubPresence:setup(options)
-  self.options = options or {}
+  options = options or {}
+  self.options = options
   vim.schedule(
     function() vim.cmd(string.format([[echom "[%s] %s"]], "github-presence", "initialized")) end
   )