diff --git a/src/classy/index.js b/src/classy/index.js
index a0951a3..804ab14 100644
--- a/src/classy/index.js
+++ b/src/classy/index.js
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ export function classy(...args) {
    * can be reused for its scope and BEM root!
    */
   if (new.target) {
-    const { bem = "", classes = {}, scope = {} } = args?.[0] || {};
+    let scope, namespace;
+    if (typeof args[0] === "string") [namespace, scope] = args;
+    else [scope, namespace] = args;
+    const { bem = namespace, classes = {} } = scope || {};
     return (...selectors) => {
       const cn = classy({ bem, ...scope, ...classes }, selectors);
       return cn || scope?.[bem] || bem;
diff --git a/src/useClassy/index.js b/src/useClassy/index.js
index f062968..84ab19e 100644
--- a/src/useClassy/index.js
+++ b/src/useClassy/index.js
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ import { classy } from "../classy";
  * @returns {String}            a normalized list of class selectors
  */
 export const useClassy = (scope, namespace) => {
-  const bem = useCallback(() => {
-    return new classy({
-      classes: scope,
-      bem: namespace,
-    });
-  }, [scope, namespace]);
+  const bem = useCallback(
+    () => new classy(scope, namespace),
+    [scope, namespace]
+  );
   return useMemo((...args) => bem(...args), [bem]);
 };