diff --git a/datamaxi/api.py b/datamaxi/api.py
index 24df5c3..08e012e 100644
--- a/datamaxi/api.py
+++ b/datamaxi/api.py
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.api_key = api_key or os.environ.get("DATAMAXI_API_KEY")
         self.base_url = base_url
         self.timeout = timeout
-        self.proxies = None
-        self.show_limit_usage = False
-        self.show_header = False
+        self.proxies = proxies if type(proxies) is dict else None
+        self.show_limit_usage = bool(show_limit_usage)
+        self.show_header = bool(show_header)
 
         self.session = requests.Session()
         self.session.headers.update(
@@ -52,15 +52,6 @@ def __init__(
             }
         )
 
-        if show_limit_usage is True:
-            self.show_limit_usage = True
-
-        if show_header is True:
-            self.show_header = True
-
-        if type(proxies) is dict:
-            self.proxies = proxies
-
         self._logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
         return