diff --git a/js/angular/service/popover.js b/js/angular/service/popover.js
index 38992c6356..86ad4f2c1a 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/popover.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/popover.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ function($ionicModal, $ionicPosition, $document, $window) {
      * controller (ionicPopover is built on top of $ionicPopover).
      */
     fromTemplate: function(templateString, options) {
-      return $ionicModal.fromTemplate(templateString, ionic.Utils.extend(options || {}, POPOVER_OPTIONS) );
+      return $ionicModal.fromTemplate(templateString, ionic.Utils.extend(POPOVER_OPTIONS, options || {}) );
     },
     /**
      * @ngdoc method
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ function($ionicModal, $ionicPosition, $document, $window) {
      * an {@link ionic.controller:ionicPopover} controller (ionicPopover is built on top of $ionicPopover).
      */
     fromTemplateUrl: function(url, options, _) {
-      return $ionicModal.fromTemplateUrl(url, options, ionic.Utils.extend(options || {}, POPOVER_OPTIONS) );
+      return $ionicModal.fromTemplateUrl(url, options, ionic.Utils.extend(POPOVER_OPTIONS, options || {}) );
     }
   };