diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index ac24f6e9..55017335 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: formatters
 Title: ASCII Formatting for Values and Tables
-Version: 0.5.10.9000
-Date: 2025-01-09
+Version: 0.5.10.9001
+Date: 2025-01-14
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Gabriel", "Becker", , "gabembecker@gmail.com", role = "aut",
            comment = "original creator of the package"),
diff --git a/R/mpf_exporters.R b/R/mpf_exporters.R
index 5923a9e9..98fbfa6b 100644
--- a/R/mpf_exporters.R
+++ b/R/mpf_exporters.R
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ export_as_txt <- function(x,
                           page_num = default_page_number(),
                           fontspec = font_spec(font_family, font_size, lineheight),
                           col_gap = 3) {
+
+  
+  paginate <- isTRUE(list(...)$paginate)                          
   # Processing lists of tables or listings
   if (.is_list_of_tables_or_listings(x)) {
     if (isFALSE(paginate)) {