diff --git a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod.hs b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod.hs
index cfb75f7..24833f8 100644
--- a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod.hs
+++ b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod.hs
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ module Language.Haskell.GhcMod (
   , GhcPkgDb
   , Symbol
   , SymbolDb
-  , module Language.Haskell.GhcMod.Monad
+  -- * Monad Types
+  , GhcModT
+  , IOish
+  -- * Monad utilities
+  , runGhcModT
+  , withOptions
   -- * 'GhcMod' utilities
   , boot
   , browse
diff --git a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Logger.hs b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Logger.hs
index 5167372..17aa82a 100644
--- a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Logger.hs
+++ b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Logger.hs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ withLogger setDF body = ghandle sourceError $ do
 sourceError :: IOish m => SourceError -> GhcModT m (Either String String)
 sourceError err = do
     dflags <- G.getSessionDynFlags
-    style <- toGhcMod getStyle
+    style <- toGhcModT getStyle
     ret <- convert' (errBagToStrList dflags style . srcErrorMessages $ err)
     return $ Left ret
 
diff --git a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Monad.hs b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Monad.hs
index ff35dad..a323f6b 100644
--- a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Monad.hs
+++ b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Monad.hs
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ module Language.Haskell.GhcMod.Monad (
   , withErrorHandler
   -- ** Conversion
   , liftGhcMod
-  , toGhcMod
+  , toGhcModT
   -- ** Accessing 'GhcModEnv' and 'GhcModState'
   , options
   , cradle
   , getMode
   , setMode
+  , withOptions
   -- ** Exporting convenient modules
   , module Control.Monad.Reader.Class
   , module Control.Monad.Writer.Class
@@ -274,8 +275,8 @@ withErrorHandler label = ghandle ignore
         exitSuccess
 
 -- | This is only a transitional mechanism don't use it for new code.
-toGhcMod :: IOish m => Ghc a -> GhcModT m a
-toGhcMod a = do
+toGhcModT :: IOish m => Ghc a -> GhcModT m a
+toGhcModT a = do
     s <- gmGhcSession <$> ask
     liftIO $ unGhc a $ Session s
 
@@ -297,6 +298,15 @@ setMode mode = put $ GhcModState mode
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
+withOptions :: IOish m => (Options -> Options) -> GhcModT m a -> GhcModT m a
+withOptions changeOpt action = local changeEnv action
+  where
+    changeEnv e = e { gmOptions = changeOpt opt }
+      where
+        opt = gmOptions e
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
 instance (MonadBaseControl IO m) => MonadBase IO (GhcModT m) where
     liftBase = GhcModT . liftBase
 
diff --git a/src/GHCModi.hs b/src/GHCModi.hs
index e3a888b..efd94cf 100644
--- a/src/GHCModi.hs
+++ b/src/GHCModi.hs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import Data.Set (Set)
 import qualified Data.Set as S
 import Data.Typeable (Typeable)
 import Data.Version (showVersion)
-import GHC (GhcMonad)
 import qualified GHC as G
 import Language.Haskell.GhcMod
 import Paths_ghc_mod
@@ -151,14 +150,14 @@ checkStx :: IOish m
          -> FilePath
          -> GhcModT m (String, Bool, Set FilePath)
 checkStx set file = do
-    set' <- toGhcMod $ newFileSet set file
+    set' <- newFileSet set file
     let files = S.toList set'
     eret <- check files
     case eret of
         Right ret -> return (ret, True, set')
         Left ret  -> return (ret, True, set) -- fxime: set
 
-newFileSet :: GhcMonad m => Set FilePath -> FilePath -> m (Set FilePath)
+newFileSet :: IOish m => Set FilePath -> FilePath -> GhcModT m (Set FilePath)
 newFileSet set file = do
     let set1
          | S.member file set = set
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ newFileSet set file = do
         Nothing       -> set1
         Just mainfile -> S.delete mainfile set1
 
-getModSummaryForMain :: GhcMonad m => m (Maybe G.ModSummary)
+getModSummaryForMain :: IOish m => GhcModT m (Maybe G.ModSummary)
 getModSummaryForMain = find isMain <$> G.getModuleGraph
   where
     isMain m = G.moduleNameString (G.moduleName (G.ms_mod m)) == "Main"
@@ -197,13 +196,12 @@ lintStx :: IOish m => Set FilePath
         -> FilePath
         -> GhcModT m (String, Bool, Set FilePath)
 lintStx set optFile = do
-    ret <- local env' $ lint file
+    ret <- withOptions changeOpt $ lint file
     return (ret, True, set)
   where
     (opts,file) = parseLintOptions optFile
     hopts = if opts == "" then [] else read opts
-    env' e = e { gmOptions = opt' $ gmOptions e }
-    opt' o = o { hlintOpts = hopts }
+    changeOpt o = o { hlintOpts = hopts }
 
 -- |
 -- >>> parseLintOptions "[\"--ignore=Use camelCase\", \"--ignore=Eta reduce\"] file name"