diff --git a/lib/ace/config.js b/lib/ace/config.js
index 05d5f015..e3bd8da2 100644
--- a/lib/ace/config.js
+++ b/lib/ace/config.js
@@ -260,15 +260,18 @@ exports.resetOptions = function(obj) {
 
 exports.setDefaultValue = function(path, name, value) {
     var opts = defaultOptions[path] || (defaultOptions[path] = {});
-    if (typeof name == "string") {
-        if (opts[name])
+    if (opts[name]) {
+        if (opts.forwardTo)
+            exports.setDefaultValue(opts.forwardTo, name, value)
+        else
             opts[name].value = value;
-    } else {
-        Object.keys(name).forEach(function(key) {
-            if (opts[key])
-                opts[key].value = name[key];
-        });
     }
 };
 
+exports.setDefaultValues = function(path, optionHash) {
+    Object.keys(optionHash).forEach(function(key) {
+        exports.setDefaultValue(path, key, optionHash[key]);
+    });
+};
+
 });