diff --git a/ext/bg/js/api.js b/ext/bg/js/api.js
index 5c9c7ab0..21a70ba7 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/api.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/api.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 function apiOptionsGet(optionsContext) {
-    return utilBackend().getOptions(optionsContext);
+    return utilBackend()._onApiOptionsGet({optionsContext});
 }
 
 async function apiOptionsSet(changedOptions, optionsContext, source) {
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/backend.js b/ext/bg/js/backend.js
index 72802ea1..65f9ab4c 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/backend.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/backend.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class Backend {
     // Message handlers
 
     _onApiOptionsGet({optionsContext}) {
-        return apiOptionsGet(optionsContext);
+        return this.getOptions(optionsContext);
     }
 
     _onApiOptionsGetFull() {