diff --git a/lib/mquery.js b/lib/mquery.js
index 9d82cff..8fdd9e1 100644
--- a/lib/mquery.js
+++ b/lib/mquery.js
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ function Query(criteria, options) {
 
   this.op = proto.op || undefined;
 
-  this.options = {};
-  this.setOptions(proto.options);
+  this.options = Object.assign({}, proto.options);
 
   this._conditions = proto._conditions
     ? utils.clone(proto._conditions)