diff --git a/plugin/examples/foo_plugin.rs b/plugin/examples/foo_plugin.rs
index 7f3469d..eb3a864 100644
--- a/plugin/examples/foo_plugin.rs
+++ b/plugin/examples/foo_plugin.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl RPCCommand<PluginState> for OnChannelOpened {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut plugin = Plugin::<PluginState>::new(PluginState(()), true)
+    let plugin = Plugin::<PluginState>::new(PluginState(()), true)
         .add_rpc_method(
             "hello",
             "",
diff --git a/plugin/src/commands/builtin.rs b/plugin/src/commands/builtin.rs
index a957c53..e08bbb2 100644
--- a/plugin/src/commands/builtin.rs
+++ b/plugin/src/commands/builtin.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 //! by core lightning in other to configure the plugin at startup.
 //!
 //! author: https://github.com/vincenzopalazzo
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
 use crate::commands::{
     types::{RPCHookInfo, RPCMethodInfo},
     RPCCommand,
@@ -12,6 +14,8 @@ use crate::types::RpcOption;
 use clightningrpc_common::json_utils::{add_bool, add_vec, init_payload};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
+use super::types::InitConf;
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 /// Type to define the manifest method and its attributes, used during plugin initialization
 pub struct ManifestRPC {}
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ impl<T: Clone> RPCCommand<T> for ManifestRPC {
         add_vec::<RpcOption>(
             &mut response,
             "options",
-            plugin.option.clone().into_iter().collect(),
+            plugin.option.clone().into_iter().map(|it| it.1).collect(),
         );
         add_vec::<RPCMethodInfo>(
             &mut response,
@@ -51,10 +55,22 @@ pub struct InitRPC<T: 'static + Clone> {
     pub(crate) on_init: Option<&'static OnInit<T>>,
 }
 
+impl<T: Clone> InitRPC<T> {
+    fn parse_option(&self, plugin: &mut Plugin<T>, options: &HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>) {
+        for option_name in options.keys() {
+            let option = options.get(option_name).unwrap();
+            plugin.option.get_mut(option_name).unwrap().value = Some(option.to_owned());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T: Clone> RPCCommand<T> for InitRPC<T> {
     fn call<'c>(&self, plugin: &mut Plugin<T>, request: &'c Value) -> Result<Value, PluginError> {
         let response = init_payload();
-        plugin.conf = serde_json::from_value(request.to_owned()).unwrap();
+        let init: InitConf = serde_json::from_value(request.to_owned()).unwrap();
+        plugin.configuration = Some(init.configuration);
+        self.parse_option(plugin, &init.options);
+
         if let Some(callback) = self.on_init {
             (*callback)(plugin);
         }
diff --git a/plugin/src/commands/types.rs b/plugin/src/commands/types.rs
index bddc53d..5d5537b 100644
--- a/plugin/src/commands/types.rs
+++ b/plugin/src/commands/types.rs
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ pub struct RPCHookInfo {
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
 /// Type to define attributes for the plugin's init method
-pub struct InitConf {
-    pub options: serde_json::Value,
-    pub configuration: ConfFiled,
+pub(crate) struct InitConf {
+    pub options: HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>,
+    pub configuration: CLNConf,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
 /// Type to define the configuration options for the plugin's init method
-pub struct ConfFiled {
+pub struct CLNConf {
     #[serde(rename = "lightning-dir")]
     pub lightning_dir: String,
     #[serde(rename = "rpc-file")]
diff --git a/plugin/src/plugin.rs b/plugin/src/plugin.rs
index de24658..a713878 100644
--- a/plugin/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/plugin/src/plugin.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 //! Core of the plugin API
 //!
 //! Unofficial API interface to develop plugin in Rust.
-use crate::commands::{
-    builtin::{InitRPC, ManifestRPC},
-    types::{InitConf, RPCHookInfo, RPCMethodInfo},
-    RPCCommand,
-};
+use crate::commands::builtin::{InitRPC, ManifestRPC};
+use crate::commands::types::{CLNConf, RPCHookInfo, RPCMethodInfo};
+use crate::commands::RPCCommand;
 use crate::errors::PluginError;
 use crate::types::{LogLevel, RpcOption};
 use clightningrpc_common::json_utils::{add_str, init_payload, init_success_response};
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ where
     pub state: T,
     /// all the option contained inside the
     /// hash map.
-    pub option: HashSet<RpcOption>,
+    pub option: HashMap<String, RpcOption>,
     /// all the options rpc method that the
     /// plugin need to support, included the builtin rpc method.
     pub rpc_method: HashMap<String, Box<dyn RPCCommand<T>>>,
@@ -44,9 +42,9 @@ where
     /// mark a plugin as dynamic, in this way the plugin can be run
     /// from core lightning without stop the lightningd daemon
     pub dynamic: bool,
-    /// plugin configuration given by core lightning
-    pub conf: Option<InitConf>,
-    /// onInit callback called when the method on init is runned.
+    /// core lightning configuration sent with the init call.
+    pub configuration: Option<CLNConf>,
+    /// onInit callback called when the method on init is ran.
     on_init: Option<&'static OnInit<T>>,
 }
 
@@ -54,14 +52,14 @@ impl<'a, T: 'a + Clone> Plugin<T> {
     pub fn new(state: T, dynamic: bool) -> Self {
         Plugin {
             state,
-            option: HashSet::new(),
+            option: HashMap::new(),
             rpc_method: HashMap::new(),
             rpc_info: HashSet::new(),
             rpc_hook: HashMap::new(),
             hook_info: HashSet::new(),
             rpc_notification: HashMap::new(),
             dynamic,
-            conf: None,
+            configuration: None,
             on_init: None,
         }
     }
@@ -93,6 +91,7 @@ impl<'a, T: 'a + Clone> Plugin<T> {
         writer.flush().unwrap();
     }
 
+    /// register the plugin option.
     pub fn add_opt(
         &mut self,
         name: &str,
@@ -101,16 +100,29 @@ impl<'a, T: 'a + Clone> Plugin<T> {
         description: &str,
         deprecated: bool,
     ) -> &mut Self {
-        self.option.insert(RpcOption {
-            name: name.to_string(),
-            opt_typ: opt_type.to_string(),
-            default: def_val,
-            description: description.to_string(),
-            deprecated,
-        });
+        self.option.insert(
+            name.to_owned(),
+            RpcOption {
+                name: name.to_string(),
+                opt_typ: opt_type.to_string(),
+                default: def_val,
+                description: description.to_string(),
+                deprecated,
+                value: None,
+            },
+        );
         self
     }
 
+    /// get an option value that cln sent back to the plugin.
+    pub fn get_opt<R: for<'de> serde::de::Deserialize<'de>>(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+    ) -> Result<R, PluginError> {
+        let opt = self.option.get(name).unwrap();
+        Ok(opt.value())
+    }
+
     // FIXME: adding the long description as parameter
     pub fn add_rpc_method<F: 'static>(
         &'a mut self,
@@ -195,7 +207,7 @@ impl<'a, T: 'a + Clone> Plugin<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn start(&'a mut self) {
+    pub fn start(mut self) {
         let reader = io::stdin();
         let mut writer = io::stdout();
         let mut buffer = String::new();
@@ -220,7 +232,7 @@ impl<'a, T: 'a + Clone> Plugin<T> {
             buffer.clear();
             let request: Request<serde_json::Value> = serde_json::from_str(&req_str).unwrap();
             if let Some(id) = request.id {
-                // whe the id is specified this is a RPC or Hook, so we need to return a response
+                // when the id is specified this is a RPC or Hook, so we need to return a response
                 let response = self.call_rpc_method(request.method, &request.params);
                 let mut rpc_response = init_success_response(id);
                 self.write_respose(&response, &mut rpc_response);
diff --git a/plugin/src/types.rs b/plugin/src/types.rs
index e2947e3..fef7a87 100644
--- a/plugin/src/types.rs
+++ b/plugin/src/types.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 //! types
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::Value;
 use std::fmt;
 
-#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Clone, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Clone)]
 pub struct RpcOption {
     /// option name that is specified by the
     /// core lightning user, like --foo
@@ -18,6 +19,15 @@ pub struct RpcOption {
     pub description: String,
     /// if the filed is deprecated
     pub deprecated: bool,
+    /// The value specified by the user
+    pub value: Option<Value>,
+}
+
+impl RpcOption {
+    pub fn value<T: for<'de> serde::de::Deserialize<'de>>(&self) -> T {
+        let value: T = serde_json::from_value(self.value.to_owned().unwrap()).unwrap();
+        value
+    }
 }
 
 pub enum LogLevel {