diff --git a/src/client/libdistren_config.c b/src/client/libdistren_config.c
--- a/src/client/libdistren_config.c
+++ b/src/client/libdistren_config.c
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ int _distren_getoptions(distren_t handle
       CFG_STR("server", NULL, 0),
       CFG_END()
     };
-  
-  if(options_init(0, NULL, &cfg, cfg_opts, "client", &handle->options))
+
+  handle->multiio = multiio_context_new();
+
+  if(options_init(0, NULL, &cfg, cfg_opts, "client", &handle->options, handle->multiio))
     {
       fprintf(stderr, "error getting configuration\n");
       return 1;
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ int _distren_getoptions(distren_t handle
 int _distren_loseoptions(distren_t handle)
 {
   options_free(handle->options);
+  multiio_context_free(handle->multiio);
   
   return 0;
 }