diff --git a/src/text-editor.coffee b/src/text-editor.coffee
index 861f6231e..8241cc8c9 100644
--- a/src/text-editor.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor.coffee
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
     'autoDecreaseIndentForBufferRow', 'toggleLineCommentForBufferRow', 'toggleLineCommentsForBufferRows',
     toProperty: 'languageMode'
 
-  constructor: ({@softTabs, initialLine, initialColumn, tabLength, softWrapped, @displayBuffer, buffer, registerEditor, suppressCursorCreation, @mini, @placeholderText, lineNumberGutterVisible}) ->
+  constructor: ({@softTabs, initialLine, initialColumn, tabLength, softWrapped, @displayBuffer, buffer, registerEditor, suppressCursorCreation, @mini, @placeholderText, lineNumberGutterVisible}={}) ->
     super
 
     @emitter = new Emitter