diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index badfe1f..b13bdbd 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import (
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@
 func WithOutput(w io.Writer) ProgressOption {
 	return func(s *pState) {
 		if w == nil {
-			w = ioutil.Discard
+			return
 		}
 		s.cw = cwriter.New(w)
 	}
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@
 func WithDebugOutput(w io.Writer) ProgressOption {
 	return func(s *pState) {
 		if w == nil {
-			w = ioutil.Discard
+			return
 		}
 		s.debugOut = w
 	}