diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aed99f6a..82b9683e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,49 +97,41 @@ test('should mock modules and local files at same time', async t => {
 });
 ```
 
-## Examle, mocking await import( 'modulename' )
+## Example, mocking await import('modulename')
 
-When `esmock` loads and returns a module it deletes mocking definitions from a cache by default. Disable this behaviour when using 'await import', so that mocked definitions can be loaded during test runtime. A function can be called later to clear the cache.
+Before `esmock` returns a module, by default it deletes mocked definitions for that module. To use 'await import',  call `esmock.p( ... )` instead of `esmock( ... )` so that async imports may use mock definitions during test runtime and after the module is returned.
 
+Foe example, let's test this file using `await import('eslint')`,
 ``` javascript
 export default async function usesAwaitImport (config) {
-  const eslint = (await import('eslint'));
+  const eslint = await import('eslint');
 
-  return new eslint.ESLint({ baseConfig : config });
+  return new eslint.ESLint(config);
 };
 ```
 
-In the test file, define an 'options' object before local and global mock definitions, `{ isPurge: false }`,
+Use `esmock.p()` rather than `esmock()` to load that file,
 ``` javascript
-test('mocks inline `async import("name")`', async t => {
-  const writeJSConfigFile = await esmock('./local/usesAwaitImport.mjs', {
-    isPurge : false
-  }, {
+test('should mock module using inline async import`', async t => {
+  const usesAwaitImport = await esmock.p('./local/usesAwaitImport.mjs', {
     eslint : {
-      ESLint : function (o) {
-        this.stringify = () => JSON.stringify(o);
-
-        return this;
-      }
+      ESLint : o => o
     }
   });
 
-  t.is((await writeJSConfigFile('config')).stringify(), JSON.stringify({
-    baseConfig : 'config'
-  }));
+  t.is(await usesAwaitImport('config'), 'config');
 
-  // clear the cache
-  esmock.purge(writeJSConfigFile);
+  esmock.purge(usesAwaitImport); // esmock.purge clears the cache
 });
 ```
 
-If there are not many tests or if each test completes in a separate process, skipping `esmock.purge()` is OK
+If there are not many tests or if tests complete in separate processes, skipping `esmock.purge()` is OK (if you don't have hundreds of tests, its OK to skip)
 
 
 ### changelog
 
- * 1.2.0 _Nov.26.2021_
-   * add support for await import
+ * 1.3.0 _Nov.26.2021_
+   * add support for await import, update README
  * 1.1.0 _Nov.25.2021_
    * add windows-latest to testing pipeline and begin windows support
    * removed files and functions no longer needed
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6e4f6cb..87a0c5c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "esmock",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "readmeFilename": "README.md",
   "description": "mock esm modules for unit-tests",
diff --git a/spec/esmock.spec.js b/spec/esmock.spec.js
index eb154418..22d2ab92 100644
--- a/spec/esmock.spec.js
+++ b/spec/esmock.spec.js
@@ -256,9 +256,7 @@ test('returns spread-imported [object Module] default export', async t => {
 });
 
 test('mocks inline `async import("name")`', async t => {
-  const writeJSConfigFile = await esmock('./local/usesInlineImport.mjs', {
-    isPurge : false
-  }, {
+  const writeJSConfigFile = await esmock.p('./local/usesInlineImport.mjs', {
     eslint : {
       ESLint : function (...o) {
         this.stringify = () => JSON.stringify(...o);
diff --git a/src/esmock.js b/src/esmock.js
index 12a8747f..5b7026ec 100644
--- a/src/esmock.js
+++ b/src/esmock.js
@@ -11,29 +11,27 @@ import {
 const argHasKey = (arg, key) => (
   arg && !/number|boolean/.test(typeof arg) && key in arg);
 
-const esmock = async (modulePath, mockDefs, globalDefs, opt) => {
-  // this functions caller is stack item '2'
-  const calleePath = new Error().stack.split('\n')[2]
+const esmock = async (modulePath, mockDefs, globalDefs, opt = {}, err) => {
+  // callee path is stack item '2'
+  const calleePath = (err || new Error()).stack.split('\n')[2]
     .replace(/^.*file:\/\//, '') // rm everything before filepathfe
     .replace(/:[\d]*:[\d]*.*$/, '') // rm line and row number
     .replace(/^.*:/, ''); // rm windows-style drive locations
 
-  // remap params in case options are provided as first arg
-  [ opt, mockDefs, globalDefs ] = argHasKey(mockDefs, 'isPurge')
-    ? [ mockDefs || {}, globalDefs || {}, opt || {} ]
-    : [ opt || {}, mockDefs || {}, globalDefs || {} ];
-
   const modulePathKey = await esmockModuleMock(
-    calleePath, modulePath, mockDefs || {}, globalDefs || {}, opt || {});
+    calleePath, modulePath, mockDefs || {}, globalDefs || {}, opt);
 
   const importedModule = await import(modulePathKey);
 
-  if (opt.isPurge !== false)
+  if (opt.purge !== false)
     esmockModuleImportedPurge(modulePathKey);
-  
+
   return esmockModuleImportedSanitize(importedModule, modulePathKey);
 };
 
+esmock.p = async (modulePath, mockDefs, globalDefs) => (
+  esmock(modulePath, mockDefs, globalDefs, { purge : false }, new Error()));
+
 esmock.purge = mockModule => {
   if (argHasKey(mockModule, 'esmockKey'))
     esmockModuleImportedPurge(mockModule.esmockKey);