diff --git a/src/command.handler.ts b/src/command.handler.ts
index c749878..0dd2917 100644
--- a/src/command.handler.ts
+++ b/src/command.handler.ts
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ export function handleCommand(message: string,
         label: realContent,
         done: false,
         colorName: '',
-        colorStyle: null
+        colorStyle: null,
+        fade: false
       };
 
       // option: add newones to the top
@@ -261,7 +262,8 @@ export function handleCommand(message: string,
         label: message,
         done: false,
         colorName: '',
-        colorStyle: null
+        colorStyle: null,
+        fade: false
       };
 
       // option: add newones to the top
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 62bf0f0..12b4130 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ export function numberOrDefault(value: number | string, defaultNumber: number) {
 
 export function fillDefaults(currentOptions: QueryOptions): QueryOptions {
   const sanitizedOptions: QueryOptions = {
-    ...currentOptions,
     scrollingInterval: numberOrDefault(currentOptions.scrollingInterval, 5000),
     scrollingDuration: numberOrDefault(currentOptions.scrollingDuration, 2000),
-    layout: 'full'
+    layout: 'full',
+    ...currentOptions
   };