diff --git a/edfi_api_client/session.py b/edfi_api_client/session.py
index 4189914..5ba6f8c 100644
--- a/edfi_api_client/session.py
+++ b/edfi_api_client/session.py
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ def __init__(self,
 
         # Session attributes refresh on EdFiSession.connect().
         self.session: Optional[requests.Session] = None
-        self.verify_ssl: bool = None
-        self.retry_on_failure: bool = None
-        self.max_retries: int = None
-        self.max_wait: int = None
-        self.use_snapshot: bool = False
+        self.verify_ssl: bool = kwargs.get('verify_ssl')
+        self.retry_on_failure: bool = kwargs.get('retry_on_failure', False)
+        self.max_retries: int = kwargs.get('max_retries')
+        self.max_wait: int = kwargs.get('max_wait')
+        self.use_snapshot: bool = kwargs.get('use_snapshot', False)
 
         # Authentication attributes refresh on EdFiSession.connect().
         self.authenticated_at: int = None