diff --git a/kafka-patch-review.py b/kafka-patch-review.py
index dc45549..6f96662 100644
--- a/kafka-patch-review.py
+++ b/kafka-patch-review.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def get_jira():
   home=jira_home=os.getenv('HOME')
   home=home.rstrip('/')
   jira_config = dict(line.strip().split('=') for line in open(home + '/jira.ini'))
-  jira = JIRA(options,basic_auth=(jira_config['user'], jira_config['password']))
+  jira = JIRA(options=options,basic_auth=(jira_config['user'], jira_config['password']))
   return jira
 
 def cmd_exists(cmd):