diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
index dee481073e4..023e17c2aa6 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
 
     this.#options = {
       ...defaultOptions,
-      ...getNonUndefinedValues(options),
+      ...getNonUndefinedValues(options || {}),
     };
 
     if (this.#options.standardBrowser) {