diff --git a/src/directives/v-tooltip.js b/src/directives/v-tooltip.js
index 8efe2427..0c6e99f6 100644
--- a/src/directives/v-tooltip.js
+++ b/src/directives/v-tooltip.js
@@ -20,69 +20,71 @@ const positions = [
   'left-end',
 ]
 
-export const defaultOptions = {
-  // Default tooltip placement relative to target element
-  defaultPlacement: 'top',
-  // Default CSS classes applied to the tooltip element
-  defaultClass: 'vue-tooltip-theme',
-  // Default CSS classes applied to the target element of the tooltip
-  defaultTargetClass: 'has-tooltip',
-  // Is the content HTML by default?
-  defaultHtml: true,
-  // Default HTML template of the tooltip element
-  // It must include `tooltip-arrow` & `tooltip-inner` CSS classes (can be configured, see below)
-  // Change if the classes conflict with other libraries (for example bootstrap)
-  defaultTemplate: '<div class="tooltip" role="tooltip"><div class="tooltip-arrow"></div><div class="tooltip-inner"></div></div>',
-  // Selector used to get the arrow element in the tooltip template
-  defaultArrowSelector: '.tooltip-arrow, .tooltip__arrow',
-  // Selector used to get the inner content element in the tooltip template
-  defaultInnerSelector: '.tooltip-inner, .tooltip__inner',
-  // Delay (ms)
-  defaultDelay: 0,
-  // Default events that trigger the tooltip
-  defaultTrigger: 'hover focus',
-  // Default position offset (px)
-  defaultOffset: 0,
-  // Default container where the tooltip will be appended
-  defaultContainer: 'body',
-  defaultBoundariesElement: undefined,
-  defaultPopperOptions: {},
-  // Class added when content is loading
-  defaultLoadingClass: 'tooltip-loading',
-  // Displayed when tooltip content is loading
-  defaultLoadingContent: '...',
-  // Hide on mouseover tooltip
-  autoHide: true,
-  // Close tooltip on click on tooltip target?
-  defaultHideOnTargetClick: true,
-  // Auto destroy tooltip DOM nodes (ms)
-  disposeTimeout: 5000,
-  // Options for popover
-  popover: {
-    defaultPlacement: 'bottom',
-    // Use the `popoverClass` prop for theming
-    defaultClass: 'vue-popover-theme',
-    // Base class (change if conflicts with other libraries)
-    defaultBaseClass: 'tooltip popover',
-    // Wrapper class (contains arrow and inner)
-    defaultWrapperClass: 'wrapper',
-    // Inner content class
-    defaultInnerClass: 'tooltip-inner popover-inner',
-    // Arrow class
-    defaultArrowClass: 'tooltip-arrow popover-arrow',
-    // Class added when popover is open
-    defaultOpenClass: 'open',
+export function defaultOptions () {
+  return {
+    // Default tooltip placement relative to target element
+    defaultPlacement: 'top',
+    // Default CSS classes applied to the tooltip element
+    defaultClass: 'vue-tooltip-theme',
+    // Default CSS classes applied to the target element of the tooltip
+    defaultTargetClass: 'has-tooltip',
+    // Is the content HTML by default?
+    defaultHtml: true,
+    // Default HTML template of the tooltip element
+    // It must include `tooltip-arrow` & `tooltip-inner` CSS classes (can be configured, see below)
+    // Change if the classes conflict with other libraries (for example bootstrap)
+    defaultTemplate: '<div class="tooltip" role="tooltip"><div class="tooltip-arrow"></div><div class="tooltip-inner"></div></div>',
+    // Selector used to get the arrow element in the tooltip template
+    defaultArrowSelector: '.tooltip-arrow, .tooltip__arrow',
+    // Selector used to get the inner content element in the tooltip template
+    defaultInnerSelector: '.tooltip-inner, .tooltip__inner',
+    // Delay (ms)
     defaultDelay: 0,
-    defaultTrigger: 'click',
+    // Default events that trigger the tooltip
+    defaultTrigger: 'hover focus',
+    // Default position offset (px)
     defaultOffset: 0,
+    // Default container where the tooltip will be appended
     defaultContainer: 'body',
     defaultBoundariesElement: undefined,
     defaultPopperOptions: {},
-    // Hides if clicked outside of popover
-    defaultAutoHide: true,
-    // Update popper on content resize
-    defaultHandleResize: true,
-  },
+    // Class added when content is loading
+    defaultLoadingClass: 'tooltip-loading',
+    // Displayed when tooltip content is loading
+    defaultLoadingContent: '...',
+    // Hide on mouseover tooltip
+    autoHide: true,
+    // Close tooltip on click on tooltip target?
+    defaultHideOnTargetClick: true,
+    // Auto destroy tooltip DOM nodes (ms)
+    disposeTimeout: 5000,
+    // Options for popover
+    popover: {
+      defaultPlacement: 'bottom',
+      // Use the `popoverClass` prop for theming
+      defaultClass: 'vue-popover-theme',
+      // Base class (change if conflicts with other libraries)
+      defaultBaseClass: 'tooltip popover',
+      // Wrapper class (contains arrow and inner)
+      defaultWrapperClass: 'wrapper',
+      // Inner content class
+      defaultInnerClass: 'tooltip-inner popover-inner',
+      // Arrow class
+      defaultArrowClass: 'tooltip-arrow popover-arrow',
+      // Class added when popover is open
+      defaultOpenClass: 'open',
+      defaultDelay: 0,
+      defaultTrigger: 'click',
+      defaultOffset: 0,
+      defaultContainer: 'body',
+      defaultBoundariesElement: undefined,
+      defaultPopperOptions: {},
+      // Hides if clicked outside of popover
+      defaultAutoHide: true,
+      // Update popper on content resize
+      defaultHandleResize: true,
+    },
+  }
 }
 
 export function getOptions (options) {
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ export function bind (el, { value, oldValue, modifiers }) {
 }
 
 export const directive = {
-  options: defaultOptions,
+  options: defaultOptions(),
   bind,
   update: bind,
   unbind (el) {
diff --git a/src/directives/v-tooltip.spec.js b/src/directives/v-tooltip.spec.js
index ef2c0d98..18aa8cb2 100644
--- a/src/directives/v-tooltip.spec.js
+++ b/src/directives/v-tooltip.spec.js
@@ -73,22 +73,23 @@ describe('getOptions', () => {
   test('defaultOptions', () => {
     const options = {}
     const result = VTooltip.getOptions(options)
+    const defaultOptions = VTooltip.defaultOptions()
     expect(result).toEqual({
-      placement: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultPlacement,
-      delay: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultDelay,
-      html: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultHtml,
-      template: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultTemplate,
-      innerSelector: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultInnerSelector,
-      arrowSelector: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultArrowSelector,
-      trigger: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultTrigger,
-      offset: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultOffset,
-      container: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultContainer,
-      boundariesElement: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultBoundariesElement,
-      autoHide: VTooltip.defaultOptions.autoHide,
-      hideOnTargetClick: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultHideOnTargetClick,
-      loadingClass: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultLoadingClass,
-      loadingContent: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultLoadingContent,
-      popperOptions: VTooltip.defaultOptions.defaultPopperOptions,
+      placement: defaultOptions.defaultPlacement,
+      delay: defaultOptions.defaultDelay,
+      html: defaultOptions.defaultHtml,
+      template: defaultOptions.defaultTemplate,
+      innerSelector: defaultOptions.defaultInnerSelector,
+      arrowSelector: defaultOptions.defaultArrowSelector,
+      trigger: defaultOptions.defaultTrigger,
+      offset: defaultOptions.defaultOffset,
+      container: defaultOptions.defaultContainer,
+      boundariesElement: defaultOptions.defaultBoundariesElement,
+      autoHide: defaultOptions.autoHide,
+      hideOnTargetClick: defaultOptions.defaultHideOnTargetClick,
+      loadingClass: defaultOptions.defaultLoadingClass,
+      loadingContent: defaultOptions.defaultLoadingContent,
+      popperOptions: defaultOptions.defaultPopperOptions,
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 3cf65eff..f465e81c 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export function install (Vue, options = {}) {
   install.installed = true
 
   const finalOptions = {}
-  merge(finalOptions, defaultOptions, options)
+  merge(finalOptions, defaultOptions(), options)
 
   plugin.options = finalOptions
   vtooltip.options = finalOptions