diff --git a/src/utils/proxy/use-widget-api.js b/src/utils/proxy/use-widget-api.js
index 05eb220ec..f9235d787 100644
--- a/src/utils/proxy/use-widget-api.js
+++ b/src/utils/proxy/use-widget-api.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { formatProxyUrl } from "./api-helpers";
 
 export default function useWidgetAPI(widget, ...options) {
   const config = {};
-  if (options?.refreshInterval) {
-    config.refreshInterval = options.refreshInterval;
+  if (options && options[1]?.refreshInterval) {
+    config.refreshInterval = options[1].refreshInterval;
   }
   const { data, error } = useSWR(formatProxyUrl(widget, ...options), config);
   // make the data error the top-level error