diff --git a/lib/winston/container.js b/lib/winston/container.js
index 574f25a54..6822798d9 100644
--- a/lib/winston/container.js
+++ b/lib/winston/container.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var Container = exports.Container = function (options) {
 Container.prototype.get = Container.prototype.add = function (id, options) {
   if (!this.loggers[id]) {
     options = common.clone(options || this.options || this.default);
-    options.transports = options.transports || [];
+    options.transports = options.transports || this.options.transports || [];
 
     if (options.transports.length === 0 && (!options || !options['console'])) {
       options.transports.push(this.default.transports[0]);