diff --git a/display-featured-image-genesis.php b/display-featured-image-genesis.php
index 6117da0..e57934f 100644
--- a/display-featured-image-genesis.php
+++ b/display-featured-image-genesis.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'DISPLAYFEATUREDIMAGEGENESIS_BASENAME' ) ) {
 function display_featured_image_genesis_require() {
 	$files = array(
 		'class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis',
+		'class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-getsetting',
 		'class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-helper',
 		'class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-admin',
 		'class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-author',
diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-customizer.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-customizer.php
index 129d888..3c75477 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-customizer.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-customizer.php
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Customizer extends Display_Featured_Image_G
 	 */
 	public function customizer( $wp_customize ) {
 
-		$this->settings = new Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Settings();
-		$this->defaults = $this->settings->defaults();
+		$this->defaults = $this->defaults();
 		$setting = get_option( 'displayfeaturedimagegenesis', false );
 		if ( ! $setting ) {
 			add_option( 'displayfeaturedimagegenesis', $this->defaults );
diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-getsetting.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-getsetting.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36ec355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-getsetting.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Class DisplayFeaturedImageGenesisDoSetting
+ * @package DisplayFeaturedImageGenesis
+ * @copyright 2016 Robin Cornett
+ */
+class DisplayFeaturedImageGenesisGetSetting {
+	
+
+	public function defaults() {
+		return apply_filters( 'displayfeaturedimagegenesis_defaults', array(
+			'less_header'   => 0,
+			'default'       => '',
+			'exclude_front' => 0,
+			'keep_titles'   => 0,
+			'move_excerpts' => 0,
+			'is_paged'      => 0,
+			'feed_image'    => 0,
+			'thumbnails'    => 0,
+			'post_types'    => array(),
+			'skip'          => array(),
+			'fallback'      => array(),
+			'max_height'    => '',
+			'always_default' => 0,
+		) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve plugin setting.
+	 * @return array All plugin settings.
+	 *
+	 * @since 2.3.0
+	 */
+	public function get_display_setting() {
+		$defaults = $this->defaults();
+		$setting  = get_option( 'displayfeaturedimagegenesis', $defaults );
+		return wp_parse_args( $setting, $defaults );
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-helper.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-helper.php
index 3244baa..428cad4 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-helper.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-helper.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * @copyright 2014-2016 Robin Cornett Creative, LLC
  */
 
-class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Helper {
+class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Helper extends DisplayFeaturedImageGenesisGetSetting {
 
 	protected $setting;
 
diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php
index 157f93e..5604b14 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Settings extends Display_Featured_Image_Gen
 
 	/**
 	 * Settings for options screen
-	 * @return settings for backstretch image options
+	 * @return array settings for backstretch image options
 	 *
 	 * @since 1.1.0
 	 */
@@ -127,37 +127,6 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Settings extends Display_Featured_Image_Gen
 		register_setting( 'displayfeaturedimagegenesis', 'displayfeaturedimagegenesis', array( $this, 'do_validation_things' ) );
 	}
 
-	public function defaults() {
-		return apply_filters( 'displayfeaturedimagegenesis_defaults', array(
-			'less_header'   => 0,
-			'default'       => '',
-			'exclude_front' => 0,
-			'keep_titles'   => 0,
-			'move_excerpts' => 0,
-			'is_paged'      => 0,
-			'feed_image'    => 0,
-			'thumbnails'    => 0,
-			'post_types'    => array(),
-			'skip'          => array(),
-			'fallback'      => array(),
-			'max_height'    => '',
-			'always_default' => 0,
-		) );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Retrieve plugin setting.
-	 * @return array All plugin settings.
-	 *
-	 * @since 2.3.0
-	 */
-	public function get_display_setting() {
-		$defaults = $this->defaults();
-		$setting  = get_option( 'displayfeaturedimagegenesis', $defaults );
-		return wp_parse_args( $setting, $defaults );
-
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Register plugin settings page sections
 	 *