     if isFunction aOptions
       done = aOptions
       aOptions = null
-    aOptions = @mergeTo(aOptions)
+    aOptions = @getOptions(aOptions)
     @_loadContent aOptions, (err, result)=>
       @contents = result unless err
       done(err, result)


  loadContentSync: (aOptions)->
    if isFunction(@_loadContentSync)
      aOptions = @mergeTo aOptions
      @contents = result = @_loadContentSync aOptions
    else
      throw new TypeError 'loadContentSync not implemented'

    if isFunction aOptions
      done = aOptions
      aOptions = null
    aOptions = @getOptions(aOptions)
    _loadStat aOptions, done
    @
  loadStatSync: (aOptions)->
    aOptions = @getOptions(aOptions)
    if @_loadStatSync
      result = @_loadStatSync aOptions
    else
