diff --git a/.changeset/khaki-cows-sell.md b/.changeset/khaki-cows-sell.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92c30ca1bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/khaki-cows-sell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/react-router': minor
+---
+
+Options passed to `clerkMiddleware` are now properly forwarded to `clerkClient`, ensuring consistent configuration when manually providing options from router context.
diff --git a/packages/react-router/src/server/clerkClient.ts b/packages/react-router/src/server/clerkClient.ts
index 3c52229da3b..b37254c579d 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/src/server/clerkClient.ts
+++ b/packages/react-router/src/server/clerkClient.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { type DataFunctionArgs, loadOptions } from './loadOptions';
+import type { ClerkMiddlewareOptions } from './types';
 
-export const clerkClient = (args: DataFunctionArgs) => {
-  const options = loadOptions(args);
+export const clerkClient = (args: DataFunctionArgs, overrides: ClerkMiddlewareOptions = {}) => {
+  const options = loadOptions(args, overrides);
 
   const { apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain, publishableKey, machineSecretKey } = options;
 
diff --git a/packages/react-router/src/server/clerkMiddleware.ts b/packages/react-router/src/server/clerkMiddleware.ts
index af71c526097..147f42dc699 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/src/server/clerkMiddleware.ts
+++ b/packages/react-router/src/server/clerkMiddleware.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const clerkMiddleware = (options?: ClerkMiddlewareOptions): MiddlewareFun
       organizationSyncOptions,
     } = loadedOptions;
 
-    const requestState = await clerkClient(args).authenticateRequest(clerkRequest, {
+    const requestState = await clerkClient(args, options).authenticateRequest(clerkRequest, {
       apiUrl,
       secretKey,
       jwtKey,