diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index a57b4d70..0a08ec43 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   end
   
   # Render the page
-  def render_page(param)
+  def render_page(param={})
     if @item
-      render :text => process_page(@item, param[:id],param), :layout => 'page_layout'
+      render :text => process_page(@item, param[:id], param), :layout => 'page_layout'
     else
       render :text => '404 Not Found'
     end