diff --git a/pygam/pygam.py b/pygam/pygam.py
index ae8c8d64..7ee20647 100644
--- a/pygam/pygam.py
+++ b/pygam/pygam.py
@@ -2285,6 +2285,7 @@ def __init__(self, terms='auto', max_iter=100, tol=1e-4,
         super(LinearGAM, self).__init__(terms=terms,
                                         distribution=NormalDist(scale=self.scale),
                                         link='identity',
+                                        callbacks=callbacks,
                                         max_iter=max_iter,
                                         tol=tol,
                                         fit_intercept=fit_intercept,