diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index dd9351b..5c81fc7 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/rhalff/dot-object.git"
   },
-  "version": "0.11.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/rhalff/dot-object",
   "moduleType": [
     "amd",
diff --git a/dist/dot-object.js b/dist/dot-object.js
index b81ce51..d2ad37d 100644
--- a/dist/dot-object.js
+++ b/dist/dot-object.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
       this._fill(a, obj[k], v, mod);
     } else {
-      if (obj[k] === Object(obj[k]) && Object.keys(obj[k]).length) {
+      if (!this.override && obj[k] === Object(obj[k]) && Object.keys(obj[k]).length) {
         throw new Error('Trying to redefine non-empty obj[\'' + k + '\']');
       }
 
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
         obj[k] = _process(obj[k], mod);
       }
     });
+
+    return obj;
   };
 
   /**
@@ -145,6 +147,8 @@
     } else if (this.override) {
       obj[path] = _process(v, mod);
     }
+
+    return obj;
   };
 
   /**
@@ -425,6 +429,17 @@
   DotObject.del = DotObject.remove = wrap('remove');
   DotObject.dot = wrap('dot');
 
+  ['override', 'overwrite'].forEach(function (prop) {
+    Object.defineProperty(DotObject, prop, {
+      get: function () {
+        return dotDefault.override;
+      },
+      set: function (val) {
+        dotDefault.override = !! val;
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
   DotObject._process = _process;
 
 
diff --git a/dist/dot-object.min.js b/dist/dot-object.min.js
index aead44d..4eec0dc 100644
--- a/dist/dot-object.min.js
+++ b/dist/dot-object.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
+!function(t,e){"use strict";function r(t,e){var r,i;if("function"==typeof e)i=e(t),void 0!==i&&(t=i);else if(Array.isArray(e))for(r=0;r<e.length;r++)i=e[r](t),void 0!==i&&(t=i);return t}function i(t,e){return"-"===t[0]&&Array.isArray(e)&&/^-\d+$/.test(t)?e.length+parseInt(t,10):t}function n(t){return/^\d+/.test(t)}function o(t,e){return t.indexOf("[")>=0&&(t=t.replace(/\[/g,".").replace(/]/g,"")),t.split(e)}function s(t,e){return this instanceof s?("undefined"==typeof t&&(t="."),"undefined"==typeof e&&(e=!1),this.seperator=t,this.override=e,void(this.cleanup=[])):new s(t,e)}function p(t){return function(){return c[t].apply(c,arguments)}}function f(t){return"[object Object]"===Object.prototype.toString.call(t)}var c=new s(".",!1);s.prototype._fill=function(t,e,i,o){var s=t.shift();if(t.length>0){if(e[s]=e[s]||(1===t.length&&n(t[0])?[]:{}),e[s]!==Object(e[s])){if(!this.override)throw new Error("Trying to redefine `"+s+"` which is a "+typeof e[s]);e[s]={}}this._fill(t,e[s],i,o)}else{if(!this.override&&e[s]===Object(e[s])&&Object.keys(e[s]).length)throw new Error("Trying to redefine non-empty obj['"+s+"']");e[s]=r(i,o)}},s.prototype.object=function(t,e){var i=this;return Object.keys(t).forEach(function(n){var s=void 0===e?null:e[n],p=o(n,i.seperator).join(i.seperator);-1!==p.indexOf(i.seperator)?(i._fill(p.split(i.seperator),t,t[n],s),delete t[n]):i.override&&(t[n]=r(t[n],s))}),t},s.prototype.str=function(t,e,i,n){return-1!==t.indexOf(this.seperator)?this._fill(t.split(this.seperator),i,e,n):this.override&&(i[t]=r(e,n)),i},s.prototype.pick=function(t,e,r){var n,s,p,f,c;for(s=o(t,this.seperator),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(f=i(s[n],e),!(e&&"object"==typeof e&&f in e))return void 0;if(n===s.length-1)return r?(p=e[f],delete e[f],Array.isArray(e)&&(c=s.slice(0,-1).join("."),-1===this.cleanup.indexOf(c)&&this.cleanup.push(c)),p):e[f];e=e[f]}return r&&Array.isArray(e)&&(e=e.filter(function(t){return void 0!==t})),e},s.prototype.remove=function(t,e){var r;if(this.cleanup=[],Array.isArray(t)){for(r=0;r<t.length;r++)this.pick(t[r],e,!0);return this._cleanup(e),e}return this.pick(t,e,!0)},s.prototype._cleanup=function(t){var e,r,i,n;if(this.cleanup.length){for(r=0;r<this.cleanup.length;r++)i=this.cleanup[r].split("."),n=i.splice(0,-1).join("."),e=n?this.pick(n,t):t,e=e[i[0]].filter(function(t){return void 0!==t}),this.set(this.cleanup[r],e,t);this.cleanup=[]}},s.prototype.del=s.prototype.remove,s.prototype.move=function(t,e,i,n,o){return"function"==typeof n||Array.isArray(n)?this.set(e,r(this.pick(t,i,!0),n),i,o):(o=n,this.set(e,this.pick(t,i,!0),i,o)),i},s.prototype.transfer=function(t,e,i,n,o,s){return"function"==typeof o||Array.isArray(o)?this.set(e,r(this.pick(t,i,!0),o),n,s):(s=o,this.set(e,this.pick(t,i,!0),n,s)),n},s.prototype.copy=function(t,e,i,n,o,s){return"function"==typeof o||Array.isArray(o)?this.set(e,r(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.pick(t,i,!1))),o),n,s):(s=o,this.set(e,this.pick(t,i,!1),n,s)),n},s.prototype.set=function(t,e,r,i){var n,s,p,c;if("undefined"==typeof e)return r;for(p=o(t,this.seperator),n=0;n<p.length;n++){if(c=p[n],n===p.length-1)if(i&&f(e)&&f(r[c]))for(s in e)e.hasOwnProperty(s)&&(r[c][s]=e[s]);else if(i&&Array.isArray(r[c])&&Array.isArray(e))for(var u=0;u<e.length;u++)r[p[n]].push(e[u]);else r[c]=e;else r.hasOwnProperty(c)&&(f(r[c])||Array.isArray(r[c]))||(r[c]=/^\d+$/.test(p[n+1])?[]:{});r=r[c]}return r},s.prototype.dot=function(t,e,r){return e=e?e:{},r=r?r:[],Object.keys(t).forEach(function(i){return Object(t[i])===t[i]?this.dot(t[i],e,r.concat(i)):void(e[r.concat(i).join(this.seperator)]=t[i])}.bind(this)),e},s.pick=p("pick"),s.move=p("move"),s.transfer=p("transfer"),s.copy=p("copy"),s.object=p("object"),s.str=p("str"),s.set=p("set"),s.del=s.remove=p("remove"),s.dot=p("dot"),["override","overwrite"].forEach(function(t){Object.defineProperty(s,t,{get:function(){return c.override},set:function(t){c.override=!!t}})}),s._process=r,"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define(function(){return s}):"undefined"!=typeof module&&module.exports?module.exports=s:t[e]=s}(this,"DotObject");
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 23b2978..8c2f13a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ DotObject.prototype._fill = function(a, obj, v, mod) {
 
     this._fill(a, obj[k], v, mod);
   } else {
-    if (obj[k] === Object(obj[k]) && Object.keys(obj[k]).length) {
+    if (!this.override &&
+      obj[k] === Object(obj[k]) && Object.keys(obj[k]).length) {
       throw new Error('Trying to redefine non-empty obj[\'' + k + '\']');
     }
 
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ DotObject.prototype.object = function(obj, mods) {
       obj[k] = _process(obj[k], mod);
     }
   });
+
+  return obj;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -141,6 +144,8 @@ DotObject.prototype.str = function(path, v, obj, mod) {
   } else if (this.override) {
     obj[path] = _process(v, mod);
   }
+
+  return obj;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -426,6 +431,17 @@ DotObject.set = wrap('set');
 DotObject.del = DotObject.remove = wrap('remove');
 DotObject.dot = wrap('dot');
 
+['override', 'overwrite'].forEach(function(prop) {
+  Object.defineProperty(DotObject, prop, {
+    get: function() {
+      return dotDefault.override;
+    },
+    set: function(val) {
+      dotDefault.override = !!val;
+    }
+  });
+});
+
 DotObject._process = _process;
 
 module.exports = DotObject;