diff --git a/Connection.cc b/Connection.cc
index b2b71f3..97cae9c 100644
--- a/Connection.cc
+++ b/Connection.cc
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void Connection::drive_write_machine(double now) {
       issue_something(now);
       stats.log_op(op_queue.size());
 
-      if (args.skip_given && op_queue.size() >= (size_t) options.depth) {
+      if (options.skip && op_queue.size() >= (size_t) options.depth) {
         next_time += iagen->generate();
 
         while (next_time < now) {
diff --git a/ConnectionOptions.h b/ConnectionOptions.h
index 2315fb1..5851b4e 100644
--- a/ConnectionOptions.h
+++ b/ConnectionOptions.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ typedef struct {
   int threads;
   enum distribution_t iadist;
   int warmup;
+  bool skip;
 
   bool roundrobin;
   int server_given;
diff --git a/mutilate.cc b/mutilate.cc
index fc76c0a..a8a3e03 100644
--- a/mutilate.cc
+++ b/mutilate.cc
@@ -1017,6 +1017,7 @@ void args_to_options(options_t* options) {
   strcpy(options->ia, args.iadist_arg);
   options->warmup = args.warmup_given ? args.warmup_arg : 0;
   options->oob_thread = false;
+  options->skip = args.skip_given;
 }
 
 void init_random_stuff() {