diff --git a/cake/libs/object.php b/cake/libs/object.php
index 8a5469d82..091e4a2d1 100644
--- a/cake/libs/object.php
+++ b/cake/libs/object.php
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class Object {
  * @return error message
  * @access public
  */
-	function cakeError($method, $messages) {
+	function cakeError($method, $messages = array()) {
 		if (!class_exists('ErrorHandler')) {
 			App::import('Core', 'Error');