diff --git a/pyboy/pyboy.py b/pyboy/pyboy.py
index 01f34ec6f..fec910499 100644
--- a/pyboy/pyboy.py
+++ b/pyboy/pyboy.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         for k, v in defaults.items():
             if k not in kwargs:
-                kwargs[k] = kwargs.get(k, defaults[k])
+                kwargs[k] = v
 
         _log_level(log_level)