diff --git a/src/jquery.maskMoney.js b/src/jquery.maskMoney.js
index 1d74bed..889ac5f 100644
--- a/src/jquery.maskMoney.js
+++ b/src/jquery.maskMoney.js
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
             });
         },
 
-        init : function (settings) {
-            settings = $.extend({
+        init : function (parameters) {
+            parameters = $.extend({
                 prefix: "",
                 suffix: "",
                 affixesStay: true,
@@ -59,13 +59,14 @@
                 precision: 2,
                 allowZero: false,
                 allowNegative: false
-            }, settings);
+            }, parameters);
 
             return this.each(function () {
-                var $input = $(this),
+                var $input = $(this), settings,
                     onFocusValue;
 
                 // data-* api
+                settings = $.extend({}, parameters);
                 settings = $.extend(settings, $input.data());
 
                 function getInputSelection() {
diff --git a/test/data_dash_test.js b/test/data_dash_test.js
index 4de6e1b..cdf2338 100644
--- a/test/data_dash_test.js
+++ b/test/data_dash_test.js
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ test("configuring a setting that isn't a single word", function() {
     input.attr("data-allow-zero", "true");
     input.maskMoney();
     input.val("0");
-    input.trigger("mask").trigger("blur");
+    input.trigger("mask");
     equal(input.val(), "R$0,00", "it works by using dashes-pattern instead of camelCase");
 });
+
+test("allow to configure multiple fields using data-* attributes", function() {
+    var input = $(".multiple-dash").maskMoney();
+    input.val("12345678");
+    input.trigger("focus");
+    equal($("#input3").val(), "R$12.345.678,00", "configure maskMoney using data-* attributes");
+    equal($("#input4").val(), "U$12,345,678.00", "configure maskMoney using data-* attributes");
+});
+
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index befd8bd..9184b15 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 	<div id="qunit-fixture">
 		<input type="text" id="input1" class="all"/>
 		<input type="text" id="input2" class="all"/>
-		<input type="text" id="input3" data-prefix="R$" data-thousands="." data-decimal=","/>
+		<input type="text" class="multiple-dash" id="input3" data-prefix="R$" data-thousands="." data-decimal=","/>
+		<input type="text" class="multiple-dash" id="input4" data-prefix="U$" data-thousands="," data-decimal="."/>
 	</div>
 </body>
 </html>