diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f11b75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.idea/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aad5a83..4658ecc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ Plugin for Leaflet to display markers along a route at equivalent distances.
 
 ```javascript
 // use defaults
-var line = L.polyline(coords);
+var line = L.polyline(coords, {
+    distanceMarkers: true
+});
 
 // override defaults
 var line = L.polyline(coords, {
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ map.addLayer(line);
 ```
 
 ## Options
-
+ 
  * **offset**: distance in meters between the markers (default: 1000 (= 1 km))
  * **showAll**: the zoom level at which all distance markers will be shown -- zooming out once from this level will remove approximately half of the markers (default: 12)
  * **lazy**: postpone adding the markers until Polyline.addDistanceMarkers is explicitly called (default: false)
diff --git a/leaflet-distance-marker.js b/leaflet-distance-marker.js
index 33f21c2..59ead1b 100644
--- a/leaflet-distance-marker.js
+++ b/leaflet-distance-marker.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ L.Polyline.include({
 		this._originalOnAdd(map);
 
 		var opts = this.options.distanceMarkers || {};
-		if (this._distanceMarkers === undefined) {
+		if (this._distanceMarkers === undefined && this.options.distanceMarkers) {
 			this._distanceMarkers = new L.DistanceMarkers(this, map, opts);
 		}
 		if (opts.lazy === undefined || opts.lazy === false) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97ce2c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "name": "leaflet-distance-markers",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Leaflet plugin to display markers along a route at equivalent distances.",
+  "main": "leaflet-distance-marker.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/adoroszlai/leaflet-distance-markers"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "leaflet",
+    "plugin",
+    "distance",
+    "markers"
+  ],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/adoroszlai/leaflet-distance-markers/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/adoroszlai/leaflet-distance-markers#readme"
+}