diff --git a/lib/Imagine/Vips/Imagine.php b/lib/Imagine/Vips/Imagine.php
index ec34697..74495c7 100644
--- a/lib/Imagine/Vips/Imagine.php
+++ b/lib/Imagine/Vips/Imagine.php
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ protected function getLoadOptions($loader, $loadOptions = [])
                 $options['n'] = -1;
                 break;
         }
-        $options = array_merge($loadOptions, $options);
+        $options = array_merge($options, $loadOptions);
         // FIXME: remove not allowed options
 
         if (isset($options['shrink'])) {