diff --git a/bin/addpkg b/bin/addpkg
index 1c33cac..0e49f30 100644
--- a/bin/addpkg
+++ b/bin/addpkg
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     args = parser.parse_args()
     repo = args.repository
     pkgs = args.packages
-    opts = args.opts
+
+    if args.opts is None:
+        opts = []
+    else:
+        opts = args.opts
 
     cachedir = os.path.join('/var', 'cache', 'pacman', repo)
     # this assumes that the db file for the repo
diff --git a/bin/delpkg b/bin/delpkg
index cc768b2..088a190 100644
--- a/bin/delpkg
+++ b/bin/delpkg
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     args = parser.parse_args()
     repo = args.repository
     pkgs = args.packages
-    opts = args.opts
+
+    if args.opts is None:
+        opts = []
+    else:
+        opts = args.opts
 
     cachedir = os.path.join('/var', 'cache', 'pacman', repo)
     # this assumes that the db file for the repo
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7a43254..0c571ae 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ with open("README.rst", "r") as fh:
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="packaging_scripts",
-    version="1.0",
+    version="1.0.1",
     author="Eric Russel Torres",
     author_email="erictorres4@protonmail.com",
     description="A set of helpers for automating borg interaction",