diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3Common.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3Common.h
index 5d651d0614..cf7f2a8143 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3Common.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3Common.h
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ private:
 
         const auto controlEvent = toVst3ControlEvent (msg);
 
-        if (! controlEvent.hasValue())
+        if (! controlEvent.has_value())
             return false;
 
         const auto controlParamID = midiMapping->getMapping (createSafeChannel (msg.getChannel()),
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ private:
         Steinberg::Vst::ParamValue paramValue;
     };
 
-    static Optional<Vst3MidiControlEvent> toVst3ControlEvent (const MidiMessage& msg)
+    static std::optional<Vst3MidiControlEvent> toVst3ControlEvent (const MidiMessage& msg)
     {
         if (msg.isController())
             return Vst3MidiControlEvent { (Steinberg::Vst::CtrlNumber) msg.getControllerNumber(), msg.getControllerValue() / 127.0 };
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
index 7dca5a5b54..7865d50bda 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
@@ -2211,6 +2211,7 @@ public:
         void setValue (float newValue) override
         {
             pluginInstance.cachedParamValues.set (vstParamIndex, newValue);
+            pluginInstance.parameterDispatcher.push (vstParamIndex, newValue);
         }
 
         /*  If we're syncing the editor to the processor, the processor won't need to
@@ -2680,11 +2681,6 @@ public:
             inputParameterChanges->set (cachedParamValues.getParamID (index), value);
         });
 
-        inputParameterChanges->forEach ([&] (Steinberg::int32 index, float value)
-        {
-            parameterDispatcher.push (index, value);
-        });
-
         processor->process (data);
 
         outputParameterChanges->forEach ([&] (Steinberg::int32 index, float value)