diff --git a/.babashka-pod-90378.port b/.babashka-pod-90378.port
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6c6e33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.babashka-pod-90378.port
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+55203
diff --git a/.babashka-pod-90569.port b/.babashka-pod-90569.port
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4079a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.babashka-pod-90569.port
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+55416
diff --git a/.babashka-pod-90680.port b/.babashka-pod-90680.port
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67dd9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.babashka-pod-90680.port
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+55557
diff --git a/script/lanterna.clj b/script/lanterna.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00bc777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/lanterna.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+(require '[babashka.pods :refer [load-pod]])
+
+(load-pod 'org.babashka/lanterna "0.0.1-SNAPSHOT" {#_#_:force true #_#_:transport :socket})
+
+(require '[pod.babashka.lanterna.terminal :as terminal])
+
+(def terminal (terminal/get-terminal))
+
+(terminal/start terminal)
+
+(terminal/put-string terminal
+                     (str "Hello TUI Babashka!")
+                     10 5)
+(terminal/put-string terminal
+                     (str "The size of this terminal: "
+                          (terminal/get-size terminal))
+                     10 6)
+(terminal/put-string terminal
+                     "Press q to exit."
+                     10 7)
+
+(terminal/flush terminal)
+
+(def k (terminal/get-key-blocking terminal))
+
+(terminal/put-string terminal
+                     (str "You pressed: " k)
+                     10 8)
+
+(Thread/sleep 1000)
diff --git a/src/babashka/pods/impl.clj b/src/babashka/pods/impl.clj
index ed7f57c..b441c19 100644
--- a/src/babashka/pods/impl.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/pods/impl.clj
@@ -279,13 +279,19 @@
 (defn load-pod
   ([pod-spec] (load-pod pod-spec nil))
   ([pod-spec opts]
-   (let [opts (if (string? opts)
-                {:version opts}
+   (let [{:keys [:version :force]} opts
+         resolved (when (qualified-symbol? pod-spec)
+                    (resolver/resolve pod-spec version force))
+         _ (prn :resolved resolved)
+         opts (if resolved
+                (when-let [extra-opts (:options resolved)]
+                  (merge opts extra-opts)
+                  opts)
                 opts)
-         {:keys [:remove-ns :resolve :transport :version :force]} opts
-         version (if (string? opts) opts version)
-         pod-spec (cond (string? pod-spec) [pod-spec]
-                        (qualified-symbol? pod-spec) (resolver/resolve pod-spec version force)
+         {:keys [:remove-ns :resolve :transport]} opts
+         _ (prn :opts opts)
+         pod-spec (cond resolved [(:executable resolved)]
+                        (string? pod-spec) [pod-spec]
                         :else pod-spec)
          pb (ProcessBuilder. ^java.util.List pod-spec)
          socket? (identical? :socket transport)
diff --git a/src/babashka/pods/impl/resolver.clj b/src/babashka/pods/impl/resolver.clj
index 41e51e3..34e23a5 100644
--- a/src/babashka/pods/impl/resolver.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/pods/impl/resolver.clj
@@ -182,4 +182,5 @@
                             (warn (format "Successfully installed pod %s (%s)" qsym version))
                             (io/file ddir (:artifact/executable artifact)))
                           (io/file ddir (:artifact/executable artifact)))) artifacts)]
-      [(.getAbsolutePath ^java.io.File (first execs))])))
+      {:executable (.getAbsolutePath ^java.io.File (first execs))
+       :options (:pod/options manifest)})))