diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/template.js b/lib/jsdoc/template.js
index 93f565a4..3eb20778 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/template.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/template.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Template {
      * @return {function} Returns template closure.
      */
     load(file) {
-        return _.template(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8'), null, this.settings);
+        return _.template(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8'), this.settings);
     }
 
     /**