diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a464bc4..ac0458eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
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+## [1.14.1](https://github.com/mkdocstrings/python/releases/tag/1.14.1) - 2025-02-03
+
+<small>[Compare with 1.14.0](https://github.com/mkdocstrings/python/compare/1.14.0...1.14.1)</small>
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Fix type errors with options during collection and docstring parsing ([15ca6d8](https://github.com/mkdocstrings/python/commit/15ca6d8cbe8187ae2938b3cc3a6134d10c94a3aa) by Timothée Mazzucotelli).
+
 ## [1.14.0](https://github.com/mkdocstrings/python/releases/tag/1.14.0) - 2025-02-03
 
 <small>[Compare with 1.13.0](https://github.com/mkdocstrings/python/compare/1.13.0...1.14.0)</small>
diff --git a/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/handler.py b/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/handler.py
index bf22876d..7ef6b358 100644
--- a/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/handler.py
+++ b/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/handler.py
@@ -195,8 +195,12 @@ def get_options(self, local_options: Mapping[str, Any]) -> HandlerOptions:
     def collect(self, identifier: str, options: PythonOptions) -> CollectorItem:  # noqa: D102
         module_name = identifier.split(".", 1)[0]
         unknown_module = module_name not in self._modules_collection
-        if options == {} and unknown_module:
-            raise CollectionError("Not loading additional modules during fallback")
+        reapply = True
+        if options == {}:
+            if unknown_module:
+                raise CollectionError("Not loading additional modules during fallback")
+            options = self.get_options({})
+            reapply = False
 
         parser_name = options.docstring_style
         parser = parser_name and Parser(parser_name)
@@ -244,11 +248,11 @@ def collect(self, identifier: str, options: PythonOptions) -> CollectorItem:  #
         except AliasResolutionError as error:
             raise CollectionError(str(error)) from error
 
-        if not unknown_module:
+        if not unknown_module and reapply:
             with suppress(AliasResolutionError):
                 if doc_object.docstring is not None:
                     doc_object.docstring.parser = parser
-                    doc_object.docstring.parser_options = parser_options
+                    doc_object.docstring.parser_options = parser_options or {}
 
         return doc_object