diff --git a/.changeset/tender-lions-arrive.md b/.changeset/tender-lions-arrive.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..576ba2bc4e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tender-lions-arrive.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@graphql-tools/executor-graphql-ws': patch
+---
+
+changed the order how the configuration is given into the graphql-wsclient and prevent the
+overwriting of the parameters
diff --git a/packages/executors/graphql-ws/src/index.ts b/packages/executors/graphql-ws/src/index.ts
index cdb2a29b2a3..a32b964cc93 100644
--- a/packages/executors/graphql-ws/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/executors/graphql-ws/src/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export function buildGraphQLWSExecutor(
     graphqlWSClient = clientOptionsOrClient;
   } else {
     graphqlWSClient = createClient({
+      ...clientOptionsOrClient,
       webSocketImpl: WebSocket,
       lazy: true,
       connectionParams: () => {
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ export function buildGraphQLWSExecutor(
             : clientOptionsOrClient.connectionParams) || {};
         return Object.assign(optionsConnectionParams, executorConnectionParams);
       },
-      ...clientOptionsOrClient,
     });
     if (clientOptionsOrClient.onClient) {
       clientOptionsOrClient.onClient(graphqlWSClient);