diff --git a/lib/listen/silencer.rb b/lib/listen/silencer.rb
index df3d632a..a5b5ddaf 100644
--- a/lib/listen/silencer.rb
+++ b/lib/listen/silencer.rb
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ class Silencer
     # TODO: deprecate these mutators; use attr_reader instead
     attr_accessor :only_patterns, :ignore_patterns
 
-    def initialize(options = {})
-      configure(options)
+    def initialize(**options)
+      configure(**options)
     end
 
     # TODO: deprecate this mutator
-    def configure(options)
+    def configure(**options)
       @only_patterns = options[:only] ? Array(options[:only]) : nil
       @ignore_patterns = _init_ignores(options[:ignore], options[:ignore!])
     end