diff --git a/lib/mongo/utils.rb b/lib/mongo/utils.rb
index 257339016c..2bb62234b2 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/utils.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo/utils.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def initialize(**opts)
     #   logging.
     module_function def warn_monitor_exception(msg, exc, **opts)
       bt_excerpt = excerpt_backtrace(exc, **opts)
-      logger = LocalLogger.new(opts)
+      logger = LocalLogger.new(**opts)
       logger.log_warn("#{msg}: #{exc.class}: #{exc}#{bt_excerpt}")
     end