diff --git a/src/jquery.lazyloadxt.js b/src/jquery.lazyloadxt.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/jquery.lazyloadxt.js
+++ b/src/jquery.lazyloadxt.js
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
                     $el.attr('src', blankImage);
                 }
 
-                $el.lazyLoadXT = elementOptionsOverrides;
+                // clone elementOptionsOverrides object
+                $el.lazyLoadXT = $.extend({}, elementOptionsOverrides);
 
                 triggerEvent('init', $el);
fix: $el.lazyLoadXT should be single object (required by picture addon)