diff --git a/lib/options.js b/lib/options.js
index 7d4bb65..70f3cc8 100644
--- a/lib/options.js
+++ b/lib/options.js
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ var getWindow = function(opts){
 };
 
 var getStatus = function(opts){
-  if ("status" in opts) {
-    return opts.status;
-  } else {
-    return 429;
+  if (!("status" in opts)) {
+    opts.status = 429;
   }
+  return opts.status;
 };
 
 var getKey = function(opts){
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3b66344..4d2f47f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-redis-rate-limiter",
-  "version": "1.2.3",
+  "version": "1.2.4",
   "description": "Rate-limit any operation, backed by Redis",
   "author": "Scratch Foundation",
   "license": "MIT",