diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/input/options.rs b/zellij-utils/src/input/options.rs
index c2f2ba55..714e6524 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/input/options.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/input/options.rs
@@ -74,42 +74,16 @@ impl Options {
     /// will supercede a `Some` in `self`
     // TODO: Maybe a good candidate for a macro?
     pub fn merge(&self, other: Options) -> Options {
-        let simplified_ui = if other.simplified_ui {
-            true
-        } else {
-            self.simplified_ui
-        };
+        let merge_bool = |opt_other, opt_self| if opt_other { true } else { opt_self };
 
-        let default_mode = match other.default_mode {
-            None => self.default_mode,
-            other => other,
-        };
+        let simplified_ui = merge_bool(other.simplified_ui, self.simplified_ui);
+        let disable_mouse_mode = merge_bool(other.disable_mouse_mode, self.disable_mouse_mode);
 
-        let default_shell = match other.default_shell {
-            None => self.default_shell.clone(),
-            other => other,
-        };
-
-        let layout_dir = match other.layout_dir {
-            None => self.layout_dir.clone(),
-            other => other,
-        };
-
-        let theme = match other.theme {
-            None => self.theme.clone(),
-            other => other,
-        };
-
-        let disable_mouse_mode = if other.disable_mouse_mode {
-            true
-        } else {
-            self.disable_mouse_mode
-        };
-
-        let on_force_close = match other.on_force_close {
-            None => self.on_force_close,
-            other => other,
-        };
+        let default_mode = other.default_mode.or(self.default_mode);
+        let default_shell = other.default_shell.or_else(|| self.default_shell.clone());
+        let layout_dir = other.layout_dir.or_else(|| self.layout_dir.clone());
+        let theme = other.theme.or_else(|| self.theme.clone());
+        let on_force_close = other.on_force_close.or(self.on_force_close);
 
         Options {
             simplified_ui,