diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c808ae6..2dec6e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,27 +22,17 @@ pip install behave-cucumber-matcher
 
 ## Usage
 
-Import and patch the matcher into Behave inside `environment.py` in your `features` directory.
+Import and specify the matcher inside `environment.py` of your `features` directory.
 
 ```python
-from behave.matchers import use_step_matcher, matcher_mapping
-from behave_cucumber_matcher import build_step_matcher
-from cucumber_expressions.parameter_type_registry import ParameterTypeRegistry
-
-# Initialise a Cucumber Expressions parameter registry
-parameter_registry = ParameterTypeRegistry()
-
-# Create the step matcher to pass to behave
-step_matcher = build_step_matcher(parameter_registry)
-
-# Patch the step matcher into behave
-matcher_mapping["cucumber_expressions"] = step_matcher
+from behave.matchers import use_step_matcher
+from behave_cucumber_matcher import CUCUMBER_EXPRESSIONS_MATCHER
 
 # Specify to use the Cucumber Expressions step matcher
-use_step_matcher("cucumber_expressions")
+use_step_matcher(CUCUMBER_EXPRESSIONS_MATCHER)
 ```
 
-Create a scenario inside `color.feature` in your `features` directory:
+Create a scenario inside `color.feature` of your `features` directory:
 
 ```gherkin
 Feature: Color selection
@@ -55,7 +45,7 @@ Feature: Color selection
       Then the profile colour should be "red"
 ```
 
-Create step definitions inside `color.py` in your `features/steps` directory:
+Create step definitions inside `color.py` of your `features/steps` directory:
 
 ```python
 from behave import given, then, when
@@ -124,7 +114,7 @@ For detailed usage of _behave_, see the [official documentation](https://behave.
 
 ## Acknowledgements
 
-Based on the Behave step matcher base class and built on the architecture of [cuke4behave](https://gitlab.com/cuke4behave/cuke4behave) by [Dev Kumar Gupta](https://github.com/mrkaiser), with extended type hints, a fix for detecting patterns without arguments, a default parameter type registry, additional documentation for arguments and return types and direct import of the matcher at package level rather than via its module.
+Based on the Behave step matcher base class and built on the architecture of [cuke4behave](https://gitlab.com/cuke4behave/cuke4behave) by [Dev Kumar Gupta](https://github.com/mrkaiser), with extended type hints, a fix for detecting patterns without arguments, a default parameter type registry, additional documentation for arguments and return types, direct import of the matcher at package level rather than via its module, and a global parameter type registry.
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/behave_cucumber_matcher/__init__.py b/behave_cucumber_matcher/__init__.py
index e2c91a3..ff59776 100644
--- a/behave_cucumber_matcher/__init__.py
+++ b/behave_cucumber_matcher/__init__.py
@@ -2,10 +2,17 @@
 """Behave step definition matcher for Cucumber Expressions."""
 
 from .__version__ import __version__
-from .matcher import CucumberExpressionMatcher, build_step_matcher
+from .matcher import (
+    CUCUMBER_EXPRESSIONS_MATCHER,
+    CucumberExpressionMatcher,
+    build_step_matcher,
+    parameter_registry,
+)
 
 __all__ = (
     "__version__",
-    "build_step_matcher",
-    "CucumberExpressionMatcher",
+    "build_step_matcher",  # Deprecated
+    "CucumberExpressionMatcher",  # Deprecated
+    "CUCUMBER_EXPRESSIONS_MATCHER",
+    "parameter_registry",
 )
diff --git a/behave_cucumber_matcher/matcher.py b/behave_cucumber_matcher/matcher.py
index ab8d1dd..0c5658c 100644
--- a/behave_cucumber_matcher/matcher.py
+++ b/behave_cucumber_matcher/matcher.py
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-"""Behave step definition matcher for Cucumber Expressions."""
+"""Behave step definition matcher for Cucumber Expressions.
+
+Todo:
+    * Check backwards compatibility.
+    * Check how cucumber handles a missing parameter type. Still runs?
+"""
 
 from typing import Any, Callable, List, Optional
 
-from behave.matchers import Matcher
+from behave.matchers import Matcher, matcher_mapping
 from behave.model_core import Argument
 from cucumber_expressions.expression import CucumberExpression
 from cucumber_expressions.parameter_type_registry import ParameterTypeRegistry
 
+CUCUMBER_EXPRESSIONS_MATCHER = "cucumber_expressions"
+
+parameter_registry = ParameterTypeRegistry()
+
 
 class CucumberExpressionMatcher(Matcher):
     """Matcher class that uses Cucumber Expressions."""
@@ -89,3 +98,8 @@ def step_matcher(
         )
 
     return step_matcher
+
+
+# Register the Cucumber Expressions step matcher with Behave
+step_matcher = build_step_matcher(parameter_registry)
+matcher_mapping[CUCUMBER_EXPRESSIONS_MATCHER] = step_matcher
diff --git a/features/environment.py b/features/environment.py
index a23c86b..7ef4936 100644
--- a/features/environment.py
+++ b/features/environment.py
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
 """Behave environment setup."""
 
-from behave.matchers import matcher_mapping, use_step_matcher
-from cucumber_expressions.parameter_type_registry import ParameterTypeRegistry
+from behave.matchers import use_step_matcher
 
-from behave_cucumber_matcher import build_step_matcher
-
-# Initialise a Cucumber Expressions parameter registry
-parameter_registry = ParameterTypeRegistry()
-
-# Create the step matcher to pass to behave
-step_matcher = build_step_matcher(parameter_registry)
-
-# Patch the step matcher into behave
-matcher_mapping["cucumber_expressions"] = step_matcher
+from behave_cucumber_matcher import CUCUMBER_EXPRESSIONS_MATCHER
 
 # Specify to use the Cucumber Expressions step matcher
-use_step_matcher("cucumber_expressions")
+use_step_matcher(CUCUMBER_EXPRESSIONS_MATCHER)
diff --git a/features/steps/color.py b/features/steps/color.py
index 2441604..e108a87 100644
--- a/features/steps/color.py
+++ b/features/steps/color.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 from behave import given, then, when
 from cucumber_expressions.parameter_type import ParameterType
-from environment import parameter_registry
+
+from behave_cucumber_matcher import parameter_registry
 
 # Define the parameter type
 color_parameter = ParameterType(
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@
     prefer_for_regexp_match=False,
 )
 
-# Pass the parameter type to the registry instance
 parameter_registry.define_parameter_type(color_parameter)