diff --git a/src/js/video.js b/src/js/video.js
index 3a4e62c96..9047281f1 100644
--- a/src/js/video.js
+++ b/src/js/video.js
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ function videojs(id, options, ready) {
   }
 
   videojs.hooks('beforesetup').forEach(function(hookFunction) {
-    const opts = hookFunction(tag, videojs.mergeOptions({}, options));
+    const opts = hookFunction(tag, mergeOptions(options));
 
     if (!opts || typeof opts !== 'object' || Array.isArray(opts)) {
       videojs.log.error('please return an object in beforesetup hooks');
       return;
     }
 
-    options = videojs.mergeOptions(options, opts);
+    options = mergeOptions(options, opts);
   });
 
   // If not, set up a new player
diff --git a/test/unit/video.test.js b/test/unit/video.test.js
index bc2402a68..ac7843b19 100644
--- a/test/unit/video.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/video.test.js
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ QUnit.test('beforesetup options override videojs options', function(assert) {
 
   const vid = document.getElementById('test_vid_id');
 
-  videojs.hook('beforesetup', function(options) {
+  videojs.hook('beforesetup', function(tag, options) {
     assert.equal(options.autoplay, false, 'false was passed to us');
     return {autoplay: true};
   });