diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a20f60..c0cc7eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,15 +17,7 @@ npm install census-boundaries
 ```js
 import census from 'census-boundaries'
 
-// specify your own options if you want
-const overrides = {
-  objects: [
-    'STATE',
-    'PLACE'
-  ]
-}
-
-census(overriders, {
+census({
   // this function is called every time a record is parsed
   onBoundary: (objectType, doc, cb) => {
     cb() // make sure to call the cb
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 5b3168b..34a7828 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var _plural = require('plural');
 
 var _plural2 = _interopRequireDefault(_plural);
 
-var _lodash = require('lodash.defaultsdeep');
+var _lodash = require('lodash.clone');
 
 var _lodash2 = _interopRequireDefault(_lodash);
 
@@ -64,14 +64,17 @@ function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { de
 
 var debug = (0, _debug3.default)('census');
 
-exports.default = function (overrides, _ref) {
-  var onBoundary = _ref.onBoundary,
+exports.default = function (_ref) {
+  var objects = _ref.objects,
+      onBoundary = _ref.onBoundary,
       onFinish = _ref.onFinish;
 
   if (!onBoundary) throw new Error('Missing onBoundary!');
   if (!onFinish) throw new Error('Missing onFinish!');
   onFinish = (0, _once2.default)(onFinish);
-  var options = (0, _lodash2.default)({}, overrides, _defaultConfig2.default);
+
+  var options = (0, _lodash2.default)(_defaultConfig2.default);
+  if (objects) options.objects = objects;
 
   debug(_chalk2.default.bold('Establishing connection:'));
   debug('  -- ' + _chalk2.default.cyan('US Census Bureau @ ' + options.ftp.host));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c4f2d97..d8e2867 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "chalk": "^1.1.3",
     "debug": "^2.2.0",
     "ftp": "^0.3.10",
-    "lodash.defaultsdeep": "^4.4.0",
+    "lodash.clone": "^4.5.0",
     "meow": "^3.7.0",
     "once": "^1.3.3",
     "plural": "^0.2.0",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 863676b..8450a75 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -7,18 +7,20 @@ import request from 'superagent'
 import JSONStream from 'JSONStream'
 import map from 'through2-asyncmap'
 import plural from 'plural'
-import defaultsDeep from 'lodash.defaultsdeep'
+import clone from 'lodash.clone'
 import once from 'once'
 import config from './defaultConfig'
 import getFTP from './getFTP'
 import _debug from 'debug'
 const debug = _debug('census')
 
-export default (overrides, { onBoundary, onFinish }) => {
+export default ({ objects, onBoundary, onFinish }) => {
   if (!onBoundary) throw new Error('Missing onBoundary!')
   if (!onFinish) throw new Error('Missing onFinish!')
   onFinish = once(onFinish)
-  const options = defaultsDeep({}, overrides, config)
+
+  const options = clone(config)
+  if (objects) options.objects = objects
 
   debug(chalk.bold('Establishing connection:'))
   debug(`  -- ${chalk.cyan(`US Census Bureau @ ${options.ftp.host}`)}`)