diff --git a/src/Typesense/Index.php b/src/Typesense/Index.php
index 9d0e411..028f9e8 100644
--- a/src/Typesense/Index.php
+++ b/src/Typesense/Index.php
@@ -104,9 +104,7 @@ public function searchUsingApi($query, array $options = []): Collection
         }
 
         foreach (Arr::get($this->config, 'settings.search_options', []) as $handle => $value) {
-            if (! isset($options[$handle])) {
-                $options[$handle] = $value;
-            }
+            $options[$handle] = $value;
         }
 
         $searchResults = $this->getOrCreateIndex()->documents->search($options);