diff --git a/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/gatsby-node.ts b/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/gatsby-node.ts
index de9943dd8c5fa..1a44d3ad409f3 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/gatsby-node.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/gatsby-node.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import { runApisInSteps } from "./utils/run-steps"
 import * as steps from "./steps"
 
 module.exports = runApisInSteps({
-  onPreInit: [steps.setErrorMap, steps.tempPreventMultipleInstances],
+  onPreInit: [
+    steps.setGatsbyApiToState,
+    steps.setErrorMap,
+    steps.tempPreventMultipleInstances,
+  ],
 
   pluginOptionsSchema: steps.pluginOptionsSchema,