diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e8f582b..949034c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function Client (options) {
 
   if (!options.url) throw new Error('Missing url parameter')
 
-  self.options = options
+  self.options = options || {}
   self.url = options.url
 
   // A stack of registered listeners