diff --git a/controller/controller.js b/controller/controller.js
index 3aac62d8..07ff98aa 100644
--- a/controller/controller.js
+++ b/controller/controller.js
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ steal.plugins('jquery/class', 'jquery/lang', 'jquery/event/destroyed').then(func
 			 *     
 			 *  
 			 */
-			this.options = extend( extend(true, {}, cls.defaults), options);
+			this.options = $.extend(true, $.extend(true, {}, cls.defaults), options);
 
 			//go through the cached list of actions and use the processor to bind
 			for ( funcName in cls.actions ) {
@@ -902,4 +902,4 @@ steal.plugins('jquery/class', 'jquery/lang', 'jquery/event/destroyed').then(func
 		return this.controllers.apply(this, arguments)[0];
 	};
 
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});