diff --git a/src/client/libdistren.h b/src/client/libdistren.h
--- a/src/client/libdistren.h
+++ b/src/client/libdistren.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct distren
 {
   distren_malloc_t malloc;
   distren_free_t free;
+  struct options_common *options; /*< use a pointer just to avoid #include "options.h"? */
 };
 
 struct distren_job
@@ -62,3 +63,8 @@ void _free(distren_t distren, void *tofr
    DISTREN_CONFIG or the built-in default config file location.
  */
 int _distren_getoptions(distren_t handle);
+
+/**
+   Unsets-up the distren handle with options loadable from a config file.
+ */
+int _distren_loseoptions(distren_t handle);