diff --git a/jquery.textshadow.js b/jquery.textshadow.js
index 98ad108..c3cefd6 100644
--- a/jquery.textshadow.js
+++ b/jquery.textshadow.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 			options = value;
 			value = null;
 		}
-		var skipStyle = options.skipStyle || true;
+		var opts = options || {};
+		var useStyle = opts.useStyle || false;
 		
 		// loop the found items
 		return this.each(function() {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
 				allWords(this);				
 				$copy = $elem.find('.ui-text-shadow-copy');
 			}
-			if (!skipStyle)
+			if (useStyle) {
 				applyStyles($elem, $copy, value);
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 9747c85..19957ba 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ It is recommended to use this library with a feature detection library such as [
       $('h1').textshadow();
 
       // reading the current style automatically
-      $('h1').textshadow({skipStyles: false});
+      $('h1').textshadow({useStyle: true});
       
       // normal
       $('h1').textshadow('2px 2px 2px #000');