Replaced handle and seems I accidentally moved the locking mechanism too far and now it won’t close

As the title states, I replaced the plastic handle but with metal ones since the plastic dry rotted to the point of snapping and I had to crawl through the passenger side to get to the driver side. Anyway. The locking mechanism seems pushed into the wrong position and I cannot move it back. Is there a fix for this?

As the title states, I replaced the plastic handle but with metal ones since the plastic dry rotted to the point of snapping and I had to crawl through the passenger side to get to the driver side. Anyway. The locking mechanism seems pushed into the wrong position and I cannot move it back. Is there a fix for this?