diff --git a/dist/jquery.mobile.lazyloader.js b/dist/jquery.mobile.lazyloader.js
index 057ae1e..7c7340e 100644
--- a/dist/jquery.mobile.lazyloader.js
+++ b/dist/jquery.mobile.lazyloader.js
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ $.widget( "mobile." + widgetName, $.mobile.listview, {
    */
   _load: function( timeout, reset ) {
     var self = this,
-      options = self.options;
+      options = $.extend( {}, self.options );
 
     // Make sure the plugin is not already lazy loading some items and has not loaded
     // all items already.
diff --git a/dist/jquery.mobile.lazyloader.min.js b/dist/jquery.mobile.lazyloader.min.js
index a5d7cd8..360e98b 100644
--- a/dist/jquery.mobile.lazyloader.min.js
+++ b/dist/jquery.mobile.lazyloader.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-!function(e,t){"use strict";var r=e(t),i=e.mobile.filterable;i&&e.widget("mobile.filterable",i,{_filterItems:function(e){var t=this,r=t.element,i=r.data("mobile-lazyloader");if(i){if(i.option("searchQuery")!==e){var o=function(){r.off("lazyloaderdoneloading lazyloadererror",o),t._trigger("filter",null,{items:t._getFilterableItems()})};r.one("lazyloaderdoneloading lazyloadererror",o),i.option("searchQuery",e)}}else t._super(e)}}),e.widget("mobile.lazyloader",e.mobile.listview,{options:{url:"",$progress:"",templateId:""},defaults:{searchQuery:null,retrieved:0,retrieve:20,eventTimeout:100,searchTimeout:300,postData:{},threshold:100,ajaxType:"POST",ajaxSettings:{type:"POST"}},_create:function(){this._done=!1,this._lastRequestTime=0,this.options=e.extend({},this.defaults,this.options),r.on("scrollstart scrollstop wheel",this._handleEventProxy=e.proxy(this._handleEvent,this)),this._super(),this.options.filter||this._load()},loadMore:function(e){this._load(e)},reset:function(e){this.options.retrieved=0,this._done=!1,this.element.empty(),this._load(e,!0)},_load:function(t,r){var i=this,o=i.options;i._done||(isNaN(t)&&(t=0),clearTimeout(i._loadTimeout),i._loadTimeout=setTimeout(function(){var t=i.element;t.height()+t.offset().top-o.threshold<i._getScrollParent().scrollTop()+i._getWindowHeight()||r?(e(o.$progress).show(),i._sendRequest(e.extend({},o),r)):(i._eventTriggered=!1,i._trigger("doneloading"))},t))},_sendRequest:function(t,r){var i=this,o=i.jqXHR;o&&o.abort();var s=Date.now();i._lastRequestTime=s,o=e.ajax(t.url,e.extend(!0,{},{type:t.ajaxType,data:t.postData},t.ajaxSettings,{data:{retrieved:t.retrieved,retrieve:t.retrieve,reset:!0===r,searchQuery:t.searchQuery},dataType:"json"})),i.jqXHR=o,o.then(function(e,t){i._parseResponse(e,t,s,r)},function(e,t){"abort"!==t&&i._handleError(1,e)}).always(function(){i._eventTriggered=!1})},_parseResponse:function(t,r,i,o){if(!(i<this._lastRequestTime)){var s=this.options,n=t.items,a=this.element;if(o&&(s.retrieved=0,a.empty()),Array.isArray(n)){var l=n.length,h=[],d=l<s.retrieve;s.retrieved+=l,ich.grabTemplates(),this._trigger("beforerender",{},[n]),n.forEach(function(e){h.push(ich[s.templateId](e))}),a.append(h),this.refresh();var u=this._getScrollParent(),g=u.is(document)?this._getWindowHeight():u.height(),_=a.height()>g;(_||d)&&e(s.$progress).hide(),this._done=d,d?(this._trigger("doneloading"),this._trigger("alldone")):_?this._trigger("doneloading"):this._load()}else this._handleError(2,t)}},_getScrollParent:function(){for(var e=this.element.scrollParent();e[0].scrollHeight<=e[0].clientHeight;)e=e.scrollParent();return e},_handleEvent:function(){!this._eventTriggered&&this.element.is(":visible")&&(this._eventTriggered=!0,this._load(this.options.eventTimeout))},_handleError:function(t,r){e(this.options.$progress).hide(),this._trigger("error",{},{errorCode:t,errorData:r})},_getWindowHeight:function(){return r.height()},_setOption:function(e,t){this._super(e,t),"searchQuery"===e&&this.reset(this.options.searchTimeout)},destroy:function(){r.off("scrollstart scrollstop wheel",this._handleEventProxy),clearTimeout(this._loadTimeout),this._super()}})}(jQuery,window);
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+!function(e,t){"use strict";var r=e(t),i=e.mobile.filterable;i&&e.widget("mobile.filterable",i,{_filterItems:function(e){var t=this,r=t.element,i=r.data("mobile-lazyloader");if(i){if(i.option("searchQuery")!==e){var o=function(){r.off("lazyloaderdoneloading lazyloadererror",o),t._trigger("filter",null,{items:t._getFilterableItems()})};r.one("lazyloaderdoneloading lazyloadererror",o),i.option("searchQuery",e)}}else t._super(e)}}),e.widget("mobile.lazyloader",e.mobile.listview,{options:{url:"",$progress:"",templateId:""},defaults:{searchQuery:null,retrieved:0,retrieve:20,eventTimeout:100,searchTimeout:300,postData:{},threshold:100,ajaxType:"POST",ajaxSettings:{type:"POST"}},_create:function(){this._done=!1,this._lastRequestTime=0,this.options=e.extend({},this.defaults,this.options),r.on("scrollstart scrollstop wheel",this._handleEventProxy=e.proxy(this._handleEvent,this)),this._super(),this.options.filter||this._load()},loadMore:function(e){this._load(e)},reset:function(e){this.options.retrieved=0,this._done=!1,this.element.empty(),this._load(e,!0)},_load:function(t,r){var i=this,o=e.extend({},i.options);i._done||(isNaN(t)&&(t=0),clearTimeout(i._loadTimeout),i._loadTimeout=setTimeout(function(){var t=i.element;t.height()+t.offset().top-o.threshold<i._getScrollParent().scrollTop()+i._getWindowHeight()||r?(e(o.$progress).show(),i._sendRequest(e.extend({},o),r)):(i._eventTriggered=!1,i._trigger("doneloading"))},t))},_sendRequest:function(t,r){var i=this,o=i.jqXHR;o&&o.abort();var s=Date.now();i._lastRequestTime=s,o=e.ajax(t.url,e.extend(!0,{},{type:t.ajaxType,data:t.postData},t.ajaxSettings,{data:{retrieved:t.retrieved,retrieve:t.retrieve,reset:!0===r,searchQuery:t.searchQuery},dataType:"json"})),i.jqXHR=o,o.then(function(e,t){i._parseResponse(e,t,s,r)},function(e,t){"abort"!==t&&i._handleError(1,e)}).always(function(){i._eventTriggered=!1})},_parseResponse:function(t,r,i,o){if(!(i<this._lastRequestTime)){var s=this.options,n=t.items,a=this.element;if(o&&(s.retrieved=0,a.empty()),Array.isArray(n)){var l=n.length,h=[],d=l<s.retrieve;s.retrieved+=l,ich.grabTemplates(),this._trigger("beforerender",{},[n]),n.forEach(function(e){h.push(ich[s.templateId](e))}),a.append(h),this.refresh();var u=this._getScrollParent(),g=u.is(document)?this._getWindowHeight():u.height(),_=a.height()>g;(_||d)&&e(s.$progress).hide(),this._done=d,d?(this._trigger("doneloading"),this._trigger("alldone")):_?this._trigger("doneloading"):this._load()}else this._handleError(2,t)}},_getScrollParent:function(){for(var e=this.element.scrollParent();e[0].scrollHeight<=e[0].clientHeight;)e=e.scrollParent();return e},_handleEvent:function(){!this._eventTriggered&&this.element.is(":visible")&&(this._eventTriggered=!0,this._load(this.options.eventTimeout))},_handleError:function(t,r){e(this.options.$progress).hide(),this._trigger("error",{},{errorCode:t,errorData:r})},_getWindowHeight:function(){return r.height()},_setOption:function(e,t){this._super(e,t),"searchQuery"===e&&this.reset(this.options.searchTimeout)},destroy:function(){r.off("scrollstart scrollstop wheel",this._handleEventProxy),clearTimeout(this._loadTimeout),this._super()}})}(jQuery,window);
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