diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f51c23..ea2a526 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Installation
 
 Usage
 -----
-`(url: string, opts: Options) => Promise<string>`
+`(url: string, options: Options) => Promise<string>`
 
 ### Options
 | Property  | Type     | Description                               | Default |
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e5a0759..d3d9d92 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ const plugins: IPlugin[] = [
 	require('./plugins/wikipedia')
 ];
 
-export default async (url: string, opts: Options): Promise<string> => {
+export default async (url: string, options?: Options): Promise<string> => {
 	const _url = URL.parse(url, true);
 
+	const opts: any = options || {};
+	if (!opts.hasOwnProperty('proxy')) {
+		opts.proxy = null;
+	}
+
 	const plugin = plugins.filter(plugin => plugin.test(_url))[0];
 
 	if (plugin) {