diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 637cc5e..7a8aa96 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -20,21 +20,12 @@ function globStream(globs, opt) {
   var ourOpt = extend({}, opt);
   var ignore = ourOpt.ignore;
 
-  if (typeof ourOpt.cwd !== 'string') {
-    ourOpt.cwd = process.cwd();
-  }
-  if (typeof ourOpt.dot !== 'boolean') {
-    ourOpt.dot = false;
-  }
-  if (typeof ourOpt.silent !== 'boolean') {
-    ourOpt.silent = true;
-  }
-  if (typeof ourOpt.nonull !== 'boolean') {
-    ourOpt.nonull = false;
-  }
-  if (typeof ourOpt.cwdbase !== 'boolean') {
-    ourOpt.cwdbase = false;
-  }
+  ourOpt.cwd = typeof ourOpt.cwd === 'string' ? ourOpt.cwd : process.cwd();
+  ourOpt.dot = typeof ourOpt.dot === 'boolean' ? ourOpt.dot : false;
+  ourOpt.silent = typeof ourOpt.silent === 'boolean' ? ourOpt.silent : true;
+  ourOpt.nonull = typeof ourOpt.nonull === 'boolean' ? ourOpt.nonull : false;
+  ourOpt.cwdbase = typeof ourOpt.cwdbase === 'boolean' ? ourOpt.cwdbase : false;
+
   if (ourOpt.cwdbase) {
     ourOpt.base = ourOpt.cwd;
   }