diff --git a/src/js/plyr.js b/src/js/plyr.js
index fade0096..6be0d2cc 100644
--- a/src/js/plyr.js
+++ b/src/js/plyr.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Plyr {
         this.config = utils.extend(
             {},
             defaults,
-            options,
+            options || {},
             (() => {
                 try {
                     return JSON.parse(this.media.getAttribute('data-plyr-config'));