diff --git a/zerolog.go b/zerolog.go
index 7ecd2d6..29a5bc6 100644
--- a/zerolog.go
+++ b/zerolog.go
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ func (l *zeroLogger) Level(lvl logger.Level) {
 }
 
 func (l *zeroLogger) Clone(opts ...logger.Option) logger.Logger {
-	nl := &zeroLogger{zLog: l.zLog, opts: l.opts}
+	options := l.opts
+	fields := options.Fields
 	for _, o := range opts {
-		o(&nl.opts.Options)
+		o(&options.Options)
 	}
-	nl.opts.Options.Fields = append(l.opts.Options.Fields, nl.opts.Options.Fields...)
+	options.Fields = append(fields, options.Fields...)
+	nl := &zeroLogger{opts: options}
 	_ = nl.Init()
 	return nl
 }