diff --git a/src/QRCode.php b/src/QRCode.php
index 162acd951..44ffc2692 100755
--- a/src/QRCode.php
+++ b/src/QRCode.php
@@ -183,12 +183,20 @@ class QRCode{
 	 * Sets the options instance
 	 */
 	public function __construct(SettingsContainerInterface $options = null){
-		$this->options = $options ?? new QROptions;
+		$this->setOptions($options ?? new QROptions);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets an options instance
+	 */
+	public function setOptions(SettingsContainerInterface $options):self{
+		$this->options = $options;
 
-		// I hate this less
 		if($this->options->readerUseImagickIfAvailable){
 			$this->luminanceSourceFQN = IMagickLuminanceSource::class;
 		}
+
+		return $this;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/QRCodeTest.php b/tests/QRCodeTest.php
index 6e3134d5e..9bcd3860d 100755
--- a/tests/QRCodeTest.php
+++ b/tests/QRCodeTest.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ final class QRCodeTest extends TestCase{
 
 		$this->options->outputType = 'foo';
 
-		(new QRCode($this->options))->render('test');
+		$this->qrcode->setOptions($this->options)->render('test');
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ final class QRCodeTest extends TestCase{
 
 		$this->options->outputType = QROutputInterface::CUSTOM;
 
-		(new QRCode($this->options))->render('test');
+		$this->qrcode->setOptions($this->options)->render('test');
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ final class QRCodeTest extends TestCase{
 		$this->options->outputType      = QROutputInterface::CUSTOM;
 		$this->options->outputInterface = stdClass::class;
 
-		(new QRCode($this->options))->render('test');
+		$this->qrcode->setOptions($this->options)->render('test');
 	}
 
 }