diff --git a/folium/features.py b/folium/features.py
index 587f5e053b..43b1516180 100644
--- a/folium/features.py
+++ b/folium/features.py
@@ -2056,8 +2056,8 @@ def __init__(
 
         if position is not None:
             position = position.lower()  # type: ignore
-            if position not in (args := get_args(TypePosition)):
-                raise TypeError(f"position must be one of {args}")
+            if position not in (positions := get_args(TypePosition)):
+                raise TypeError(f"position must be one of {positions}")
             kwargs["position"] = position
 
         self.args = args
diff --git a/tests/test_folium.py b/tests/test_folium.py
index 7679140c1e..36a8298c4c 100644
--- a/tests/test_folium.py
+++ b/tests/test_folium.py
@@ -558,3 +558,7 @@ def test_control_typecheck(self):
         assert "position must be one of ('bottomright', 'bottomleft'" in str(
             excinfo.value
         )
+
+    def test_control_keeps_args_with_position(self):
+        control = folium.Control("MiniMap", "layer", position="bottomright")
+        assert control.args == ("layer",)