diff --git a/client/rest/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/RequestOptions.java b/client/rest/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/RequestOptions.java
index 934cad8aa0cac..4bab2322e595c 100644
--- a/client/rest/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/RequestOptions.java
+++ b/client/rest/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/RequestOptions.java
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ private Builder(
             RequestConfig requestConfig
         ) {
             this.headers = new ArrayList<>(headers);
-            this.queryParams = new HashMap<>();
+            this.queryParams = new HashMap<>(queryParams);
             this.httpAsyncResponseConsumerFactory = httpAsyncResponseConsumerFactory;
             this.warningsHandler = warningsHandler;
             this.requestConfig = requestConfig;