diff --git a/e107_handlers/form_handler.php b/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
index e23d31efc..2cdd251de 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
@@ -3238,7 +3238,7 @@ class e_form
 					$value = "";
 				}
 
-				$text .= $this->textarea($key, $value, vartrue($parms['rows'], 5), vartrue($parms['cols'], 40), vartrue($parms['__options']), varset($parms['counter'], false));
+				$text .= $this->textarea($key, $value, vartrue($parms['rows'], 5), vartrue($parms['cols'], 40), vartrue($parms['__options'],$parms), varset($parms['counter'], false));
 				$ret =  $text;
 			break;