diff --git a/lib/experimental/connectors/default-connectors.php b/lib/experimental/connectors/default-connectors.php
index 2dfaeeaa45b51a..5a08c8c918ff14 100644
--- a/lib/experimental/connectors/default-connectors.php
+++ b/lib/experimental/connectors/default-connectors.php
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ function _gutenberg_register_default_connector_settings(): void {
 		add_filter( "option_{$setting_name}", '_gutenberg_mask_api_key' );
 	}
 }
-remove_action( 'init', '_wp_register_default_connector_settings' );
-add_action( 'init', '_gutenberg_register_default_connector_settings' );
+remove_action( 'init', '_wp_register_default_connector_settings', 20 );
+add_action( 'init', '_gutenberg_register_default_connector_settings', 20 );
 
 /**
  * Passes stored connector API keys to the WP AI client.
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ function _gutenberg_pass_default_connector_keys_to_ai_client(): void {
 		wp_trigger_error( __FUNCTION__, $e->getMessage() );
 	}
 }
-remove_action( 'init', '_wp_connectors_pass_default_keys_to_ai_client' );
-add_action( 'init', '_gutenberg_pass_default_connector_keys_to_ai_client' );
+remove_action( 'init', '_wp_connectors_pass_default_keys_to_ai_client', 20 );
+add_action( 'init', '_gutenberg_pass_default_connector_keys_to_ai_client', 20 );
 
 /**
  * Exposes connector settings to the options-connectors-wp-admin script module.