diff --git a/lib/js/views/search_box.js b/lib/js/views/search_box.js
index c5506be..9c15c60 100644
--- a/lib/js/views/search_box.js
+++ b/lib/js/views/search_box.js
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ VS.ui.SearchBox = Backbone.View.extend({
 
   // Creating a new SearchBox registers handlers for re-rendering facets when necessary,
   // as well as handling typing when a facet is selected.
-  initialize : function() {
+  initialize : function(options) {
+    if(options)
+      this.options = options;
+
     this.app = this.options.app;
     this.flags = {
       allSelected : false
@@ -66,15 +69,15 @@ VS.ui.SearchBox = Backbone.View.extend({
 
     return _.compact(query).join(' ');
   },
-  
+
   // Returns any facet views that are currently selected. Useful for changing the value
   // callbacks based on what else is in the search box and which facet is being edited.
   selected: function() {
-    return _.select(this.facetViews, function(view) { 
+    return _.select(this.facetViews, function(view) {
       return view.modes.editing == 'is' || view.modes.selected == 'is';
     });
   },
-  
+
   // Similar to `this.selected`, returns any facet models that are currently selected.
   selectedModels: function() {
     return _.pluck(this.selected(), 'model');
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ VS.ui.SearchBox = Backbone.View.extend({
     category     = VS.utils.inflector.trim(category);
     initialQuery = VS.utils.inflector.trim(initialQuery || '');
     if (!category) return;
-    
+
     var model = new VS.model.SearchFacet({
       category : category,
       value    : initialQuery || '',
@@ -184,14 +187,14 @@ VS.ui.SearchBox = Backbone.View.extend({
   // Render a single input, used to create and autocomplete facets
   renderSearchInput : function() {
     var input = new VS.ui.SearchInput({
-      position: this.inputViews.length, 
+      position: this.inputViews.length,
       app: this.app,
       showFacets: this.options.showFacets
     });
     this.$('.VS-search-inner').append(input.render().el);
     this.inputViews.push(input);
   },
-  
+
   // Handles showing/hiding the placeholder text
   renderPlaceholder : function() {
     var $placeholder = this.$('.VS-placeholder');
@@ -362,7 +365,7 @@ VS.ui.SearchBox = Backbone.View.extend({
     }
     if (options.selectText) view.selectText();
     this.resizeFacets();
-    
+
     return true;
   },
 
diff --git a/lib/js/views/search_facet.js b/lib/js/views/search_facet.js
index d9ae3bb..606db13 100644
--- a/lib/js/views/search_facet.js
+++ b/lib/js/views/search_facet.js
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ VS.ui.SearchFacet = Backbone.View.extend({
   },
 
   initialize : function(options) {
+    if(options)
+      this.options = options;
+
     this.flags = {
       canClose : false
     };
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ VS.ui.SearchFacet = Backbone.View.extend({
   // Search terms used in the autocomplete menu. These are specific to the facet,
   // and only match for the facet's category. The values are then matched on the
   // first letter of any word in matches, and finally sorted according to the
-  // value's own category. You can pass `preserveOrder` as an option in the 
+  // value's own category. You can pass `preserveOrder` as an option in the
   // `facetMatches` callback to skip any further ordering done client-side.
   autocompleteValues : function(req, resp) {
     var category = this.model.get('category');
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ VS.ui.SearchFacet = Backbone.View.extend({
     this.options.app.options.callbacks.valueMatches(category, searchTerm, function(matches, options) {
       options = options || {};
       matches = matches || [];
-      
+
       if (searchTerm && value != searchTerm) {
         if (options.preserveMatches) {
           resp(matches);
@@ -171,7 +174,7 @@ VS.ui.SearchFacet = Backbone.View.extend({
         });
         }
       }
-      
+
       if (options.preserveOrder) {
         resp(matches);
       } else {
diff --git a/lib/js/views/search_input.js b/lib/js/views/search_input.js
index 61eccc9..9f36cb8 100644
--- a/lib/js/views/search_input.js
+++ b/lib/js/views/search_input.js
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ VS.ui.SearchInput = Backbone.View.extend({
     'dblclick input'  : 'startTripleClickTimer'
   },
 
-  initialize : function() {
+  initialize : function(options) {
+    if(options)
+      this.options = options;
+
     this.app = this.options.app;
     this.flags = {
       canClose : false
@@ -77,13 +80,13 @@ VS.ui.SearchInput = Backbone.View.extend({
           ul.append('<li class="ui-autocomplete-category">'+item.category+'</li>');
           category = item.category;
         }
-        
+
         if(this._renderItemData) {
           this._renderItemData(ul, item);
         } else {
           this._renderItem(ul, item);
         }
-        
+
       }, this));
     };
 
@@ -166,7 +169,7 @@ VS.ui.SearchInput = Backbone.View.extend({
   addTextFacetRemainder : function(facetValue) {
     var boxValue = this.box.val();
     var lastWord = boxValue.match(/\b(\w+)$/);
-    
+
     if (!lastWord) {
       return '';
     }
@@ -176,11 +179,11 @@ VS.ui.SearchInput = Backbone.View.extend({
       boxValue = boxValue.replace(/\b(\w+)$/, '');
     }
     boxValue = boxValue.replace('^\s+|\s+$', '');
-    
+
     if (boxValue) {
       this.app.searchBox.addFacet(this.app.options.remainder, boxValue, this.options.position);
     }
-    
+
     return boxValue;
   },