diff --git a/client/src/entrypoints/admin/telepath/widgets.js b/client/src/entrypoints/admin/telepath/widgets.js
index 30c787c757f1..33e442cfbd47 100644
--- a/client/src/entrypoints/admin/telepath/widgets.js
+++ b/client/src/entrypoints/admin/telepath/widgets.js
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ class DraftailRichTextArea {
 
     const boundDraftail = new BoundDraftailWidget(
       input,
-      { ...options, ...this.options },
+      { ...this.options, ...options },
       parentCapabilities,
     );