diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index 1b1d6bdff0..09d2d70089 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function Connection(base) {
   this.models = {};
   this.config = {};
   this.replica = false;
-  this.options = null;
+  this.options = Object.assign({}, base?.options);
   this.otherDbs = []; // FIXME: To be replaced with relatedDbs
   this.relatedDbs = {}; // Hashmap of other dbs that share underlying connection
   this.states = STATES;