diff --git a/wordpress.php b/wordpress.php
index 03df250..a94c5d5 100644
--- a/wordpress.php
+++ b/wordpress.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 if ( function_exists( 'add_shortcode' ) ) {
 
     // twitter aggregator options for the wordpress settings page and the shortcode
+    global $ta_options;
     $ta_options = array( 
         'ta_consumer_key', 
         'ta_consumer_secret',