in YourAddon:Initialize(), add these lines self:RegisterDB("aUFDB") self:RegisterDefaults('profile', aUF_DEFAULT_OPTIONS) where aUFDB is your savedvariable from the TOC, and aUF_DEFAULT_OPTIONS is a table with the default options in it. #### aUF_DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {hat = true} now your options is in the table "self.db.profile". #### function YourAddon:DoSomething() #### if self.db.profile.hat == true then #### -- do something #### end #### end