diff --git a/lib/api/src/modules/refs.ts b/lib/api/src/modules/refs.ts
index 99f87170ddd0..63ae05666425 100644
--- a/lib/api/src/modules/refs.ts
+++ b/lib/api/src/modules/refs.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const allSettled = (promises: Promise<Response>[]): Promise<(Response | false)[]
   Promise.all(
     promises.map((promise) =>
       promise.then(
-        (r) => (r.ok ? r : (false as const)),
+        (r) => (r.type === 'opaque' || r.ok ? r : (false as const)),
         () => false as const
       )
     )
diff --git a/lib/api/src/modules/stories.ts b/lib/api/src/modules/stories.ts
index 38a65ca406b2..0dcad6daee15 100644
--- a/lib/api/src/modules/stories.ts
+++ b/lib/api/src/modules/stories.ts
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ export const init: ModuleFn = ({
         }
 
         fullAPI.setStories(stories, error);
-        const { options } = data.globalParameters;
+        const options = fullAPI.getCurrentParameter('options');
         checkDeprecatedOptionParameters(options);
         fullAPI.setOptions(options);
       } else {
diff --git a/lib/api/src/tests/refs.test.js b/lib/api/src/tests/refs.test.js
index 2c1a817339ac..5979ffab7631 100644
--- a/lib/api/src/tests/refs.test.js
+++ b/lib/api/src/tests/refs.test.js
@@ -65,25 +65,25 @@ const setupResponses = (
   fetch.mockImplementation((l, o) => {
     if (l.includes('stories') && o.credentials === 'omit') {
       return Promise.resolve({
-        ok: a.ok,
+        ...a,
         json: a.response,
       });
     }
     if (l.includes('stories') && o.credentials === 'include') {
       return Promise.resolve({
-        ok: b.ok,
+        ...b,
         json: b.response,
       });
     }
     if (l.includes('iframe')) {
       return Promise.resolve({
-        ok: c.ok,
+        ...c,
         json: c.response,
       });
     }
     if (l.includes('metadata')) {
       return Promise.resolve({
-        ok: d.ok,
+        ...d,
         json: d.response,
       });
     }
@@ -598,7 +598,8 @@ describe('Refs API', () => {
           },
         },
         {
-          ok: true,
+          ok: false,
+          type: 'opaque',
           response: async () => {
             throw new Error('not ok');
           },
diff --git a/lib/api/src/tests/stories.test.js b/lib/api/src/tests/stories.test.js
index f182c3d7b549..ab59a9ee6ede 100644
--- a/lib/api/src/tests/stories.test.js
+++ b/lib/api/src/tests/stories.test.js
@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ describe('stories API', () => {
         setStories: jest.fn(),
         setOptions: jest.fn(),
         findRef: jest.fn(),
+        getCurrentParameter: jest.fn(),
       });
       const navigate = jest.fn();
       const store = createMockStore();
@@ -866,23 +867,25 @@ describe('stories API', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    it('calls setOptions with global options parameters', () => {
+    it('calls setOptions w/ first story parameter', () => {
       const fullAPI = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), {
         setStories: jest.fn(),
         setOptions: jest.fn(),
         findRef: jest.fn(),
+        getCurrentParameter: jest.fn().mockReturnValue('options'),
       });
       const navigate = jest.fn();
       const store = createMockStore();
 
-      const { init } = initStories({ store, navigate, provider, fullAPI });
+      const { init, api } = initStories({ store, navigate, provider, fullAPI });
       init();
 
+      store.setState({});
       const setStoriesPayload = {
         v: 2,
-        globalParameters: { options: 'options' },
-        kindParameters: { a: { options: 'should-be-ignored' } },
-        stories: { 'a--1': { kind: 'a', parameters: { options: 'should-be-ignored-also' } } },
+        globalParameters: {},
+        kindParameters: { a: {} },
+        stories: { 'a--1': { kind: 'a' } },
       };
       fullAPI.emit(SET_STORIES, setStoriesPayload);