diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c6a4099..154dd9a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ try {
     eslintrc = [];
 }
 
+if(typeof eslintrc.rules["snakecasejs/whitelist"] == "undefined"){
+    eslintrc.rules["snakecasejs/whitelist"] = [];
+}
+
 function is_class_usage(node) {
     return ["FunctionDeclaration", "NewExpression", "MemberExpression"].indexOf(node.parent.type) > -1;
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 779ef84..6c92111 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "eslint-plugin-snakecasejs",
   "description": "Eslint plugin to enforce a style of snake_case in your project, rather than just disabling camelcase.",
-  "version": "1.1.0-2",
+  "version": "1.1.0-3",
   "main": "index.js",
   "author": "Patryk Rzucidlo [@ptkdev] <support@ptkdev.io> (https://ptkdev.it)",
   "author_original": "David Buchan-Swanson <david.buchanswanson@gmail.com>",