diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9ff0fd..1421b00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,11 +47,7 @@ Makes a GET request. `options` can have any properties from the [`http.request()
   ```
   Given encodings will be added to the `Accept-Encoding` header, and the response will be decoded if the server responds with encoded content.
 
-If you'd like a concatenated response, use `miniget(url).text()`.
-
-```js
-let body = await miniget('http://yourwebsite.com').text();
-```
+Defaults are held in `miniget.defaultOptions` and can be adjusted globally.
 
 Miniget returns a readable stream, errors will then be emitted on the stream. Returned stream has additional methods added, and can emit the following events.
 
@@ -63,6 +59,10 @@ Aborts the request.
 
 Returns a promise that resolves to the concatenated contents of the response.
 
+```js
+let body = await miniget('http://yourwebsite.com').text();
+```
+
 #### Event: redirect
 * `string` - URL redirected to.
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 45c926d..9f16b9e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Miniget {
     acceptEncoding?: { [key: string]: () => Transform };
   }
 
-  export type Defaults = Miniget.Options;
+  export type defaultOptions = Miniget.Options;
   export type MinigetError = Error;
 
   export interface Stream extends PassThrough {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Miniget.MinigetError = class MinigetError extends Error {
   }
 };
 
-Miniget.Defaults = Miniget.Options = {
+Miniget.defaultOptions = {
   maxRedirects: 10,
   maxRetries: 2,
   maxReconnects: 0,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Miniget.Defaults = Miniget.Options = {
 };
 
 function Miniget(url: string, options: Miniget.Options = {}): Miniget.Stream {
-  const opts: Miniget.Options = Object.assign({}, Miniget.Defaults, options);
+  const opts: Miniget.Options = Object.assign({}, Miniget.defaultOptions, options);
   const stream = new PassThrough({ highWaterMark: opts.highWaterMark }) as Miniget.Stream;
   let activeRequest: ClientRequest | null;
   let activeDecodedStream: Transform | null;
diff --git a/test/request-test.ts b/test/request-test.ts
index bc734c5..2defcc0 100644
--- a/test/request-test.ts
+++ b/test/request-test.ts
@@ -786,3 +786,12 @@ describe('Make a request', () => {
     stream.resume();
   });
 });
+
+describe('Importing the module', () => {
+  it('Exposes default options', () => {
+    assert.ok(miniget.defaultOptions);
+  });
+  it('Exposes MinigetError', () => {
+    assert.ok(miniget.MinigetError);
+  });
+});