diff --git a/src/pacman/conf.h b/src/pacman/conf.h
index 4fff0abb..8c55a2fc 100644
--- a/src/pacman/conf.h
+++ b/src/pacman/conf.h
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ typedef struct __config_t {
 	pmtransflag_t flags;
 	unsigned short noask;
 	unsigned int ask;
+	/* conf file options */
+	unsigned short chomp; /* I Love Candy! */
+	unsigned short usecolor; /* enable colorful output */
+	unsigned short showsize; /* show individual package sizes */
 } config_t;
 
 config_t *config_new(void);
diff --git a/src/pacman/pacman.c b/src/pacman/pacman.c
index e53eb2f8..19ffc759 100644
--- a/src/pacman/pacman.c
+++ b/src/pacman/pacman.c
@@ -535,13 +535,13 @@ static int _parseconfig(const char *file, const char *givensection)
 					alpm_option_set_usesyslog(1);
 					printf(_("config: usesyslog"));
 				} else if(strcmp(key, "ILoveCandy") == 0 || strcmp(upperkey, "ILOVECANDY") == 0) {
-					alpm_option_set_chomp(1);
+					config->chomp = 1;
 					printf(_("config: chomp"));
 				} else if(strcmp(key, "UseColor") == 0 || strcmp(upperkey, "USECOLOR") == 0) {
-					alpm_option_set_usecolor(1);
+					config->usecolor = 1;
 					printf(_("config: usecolor"));
 				} else if(strcmp(key, "ShowSize") == 0 || strcmp(upperkey, "SHOWSIZE") == 0) {
-					alpm_option_set_showsize(1);
+					config->showsize= 1;
 					printf(_("config: showsize"));
 				} else {
 					printf("PM_ERR_CONF_BAD_SYNTAX");