diff --git a/beamerthemeawesome.sty b/beamerthemeawesome.sty
index f64e90f..b179f64 100644
--- a/beamerthemeawesome.sty
+++ b/beamerthemeawesome.sty
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 \DeclareBoolOption{secslide}
 \DeclareBoolOption{subsecslide}
 
+\DeclareDefaultOption{\PassOptionsToPackage{\CurrentOption}{smile}}
+
 \ProcessKeyvalOptions*
 
 \ifawesome@english@
diff --git a/example.tex b/example.tex
index 024d1fd..72e8ec3 100644
--- a/example.tex
+++ b/example.tex
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-\documentclass[aspectratio=169, usepdftitle=false]{beamer}
+\documentclass[aspectratio=169, usepdftitle=false, xcolor={dvipsnames}]{beamer}
 
 \usepackage{lipsum}
 
-\usetheme[english, secslide, subsecslide]{awesome}
+\usetheme[english, secslide, subsecslide, coloraccent=blue]{awesome}
 
 \title{Test Presentation}
 \author[Luke]{Lukas Pietzschmann}