diff --git a/manchot-beamer.cls b/manchot-beamer.cls
index 638b2da..3cca299 100644
--- a/manchot-beamer.cls
+++ b/manchot-beamer.cls
@@ -31,20 +31,12 @@
 
 \ProvidesClass{manchot-beamer}[2025-05-03]
 
-\LoadClass[aspectratio=32, compress, 10pt]{beamer} 
 
-% Required Packages 
+% Initial packages 
 
 \RequirePackage[utf8]{inputenc} % input encoding
 \RequirePackage[T1]{fontenc} % font encoding
-\RequirePackage{geometry} % page geometry
-\RequirePackage{paracol} % multiple columns
-\RequirePackage{fancyhdr} % header and footer
 \RequirePackage{xcolor} % colours
-\RequirePackage{pagecolor} % page colours
-\RequirePackage{setspace} % spacing between lines
-\RequirePackage{cuted} % full width strip environment
-\RequirePackage{hyperref} % links, references, etc. - must be the last package
 
 % Definitions
 
@@ -84,8 +76,26 @@
 
 % Options
 
+\PassOptionsToClass{aspectratio=32}{beamer}
+\PassOptionsToClass{compress}{beamer}
+\PassOptionsToClass{10pt}{beamer}
+
 \input{src/beamer_options.tex}
 
+\LoadClass{beamer} 
+
+% Additional packages
+
+\RequirePackage{geometry} % page geometry
+\RequirePackage{paracol} % multiple columns
+\RequirePackage{fancyhdr} % header and footer
+\RequirePackage{pagecolor} % page colours
+\RequirePackage{setspace} % spacing between lines
+\RequirePackage{cuted} % full width strip environment
+\RequirePackage{hyperref} % links, references, etc. - must be the last package
+
+
+
 % Settings
 
 \input{src/beamer_settings.tex}
@@ -94,5 +104,3 @@
 
 \input{src/beamer_commands.tex}
 
-
-
diff --git a/src/beamer_options.tex b/src/beamer_options.tex
index 2941b61..6fea10d 100644
--- a/src/beamer_options.tex
+++ b/src/beamer_options.tex
@@ -254,8 +254,11 @@
      \orangefalse
 }
 
+\DeclareOption*{
+     \PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{beamer}
+}
+
 \ExecuteOptions{onecolumn, white, colour, default, berlin, cold}
 
 \ProcessOptions\relax
 
-