diff --git a/lib/plugins/syntax.php b/lib/plugins/syntax.php
index a6d7ce92ce4adde7ce07970f45e93ba567190b4b..b7839b2b2bcb86bb8fe285c709faf8615158072a 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/syntax.php
+++ b/lib/plugins/syntax.php
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class DokuWiki_Syntax_Plugin extends Doku_Parser_Mode {
      *
      * @return  object  helper plugin object
      */
-    function loadHelper($name, $msg) {
+    function loadHelper($name, $msg = true) {
         if(!plugin_isdisabled($name)) {
             $obj = plugin_load('helper', $name);
         } else {