diff --git a/gun.js b/gun.js
index ae56ec0b..fa26b88b 100644
--- a/gun.js
+++ b/gun.js
@@ -538,13 +538,15 @@
 			var gun = this, root = (gun.__ && gun.__.gun)? gun.__.gun : (gun._ = gun.__ = {gun: gun}).gun.chain(); // if root does not exist, then create a root chain.
 			root.__.by = root.__.by || function(f){ return gun.__.by[f] = gun.__.by[f] || {} };
 			root.__.graph = root.__.graph || {};
-			root.__.opt = root.__.opt || {};
+			root.__.opt = root.__.opt || {peers: {}};
 			root.__.opt.wire = root.__.opt.wire || {};
 			if(Gun.text.is(opt)){ opt = {peers: opt} }
 			if(Gun.list.is(opt)){ opt = {peers: opt} }
 			if(Gun.text.is(opt.peers)){ opt.peers = [opt.peers] }
 			if(Gun.list.is(opt.peers)){ opt.peers = Gun.obj.map(opt.peers, function(n,f,m){ m(n,{}) }) }
-			root.__.opt.peers = opt.peers || gun.__.opt.peers || {};
+			Gun.obj.map(opt.peers, function(v, f){
+				root.__.opt.peers[f] = v;
+			});
 			Gun.obj.map(opt.wire, function(h, f){
 				if(!Gun.fns.is(h)){ return }
 				root.__.opt.wire[f] = h;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2914a305..5f8e0769 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gun",
-  "version": "0.3.94",
+  "version": "0.3.95",
   "description": "Graph engine",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {