diff --git a/cake/dispatcher.php b/cake/dispatcher.php
index d538a4c04..1ff30675a 100644
--- a/cake/dispatcher.php
+++ b/cake/dispatcher.php
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
 		if ($base !== false) {
 			Configure::write('App.base', $base);
 		}
-
 		if ($url !== null) {
 			return $this->dispatch($url);
 		}
@@ -105,33 +104,26 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
  * @access public
  */
 	function dispatch($url = null, $additionalParams = array()) {
-		$parse = true;
-
-		if (is_array($url)) {
-			$url = $this->__extractParams($url, $additionalParams);
-			$parse = false;
-		}
-
 		if ($this->base === false) {
 			$this->base = $this->baseUrl();
 		}
 
-		if ($url !== null) {
-			$_GET['url'] = $url;
+		if (is_array($url)) {
+			$url = $this->__extractParams($url, $additionalParams);
+		} else {
+			if ($url) {
+				$_GET['url'] = $url;
+			}
+			$url = $this->getUrl();
+			$this->params = array_merge($this->parseParams($url), $additionalParams);
 		}
 
-		if ($parse) {
-			$url = $this->getUrl();
-		}
 		$this->here = $this->base . '/' . $url;
 
 		if ($this->cached($url)) {
 			$this->_stop();
 		}
 
-		if ($parse) {
-			$this->params = array_merge($this->parseParams($url), $additionalParams);
-		}
 		$controller =& $this->__getController();
 
 		if (!is_object($controller)) {
@@ -270,8 +262,7 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
 	function __extractParams($url, $additionalParams = array()) {
 		$defaults = array('pass' => array(), 'named' => array(), 'form' => array());
 		$this->params = array_merge($defaults, $url, $additionalParams);
-		//$url = Router::url($url);
-		//return $url;
+		return Router::url($url);
 	}
 /**
  * Returns array of GET and POST parameters. GET parameters are taken from given URL.
@@ -300,19 +291,18 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
 				unset($params['form']['_method']);
 			}
 		}
-		extract(Router::getNamedExpressions());
+		$namedExpressions = Router::getNamedExpressions();
+		extract($namedExpressions);
 		include CONFIGS . 'routes.php';
 		$params = array_merge(Router::parse($fromUrl), $params);
 
-		if (empty($params['action'])) {
+		if (strlen($params['action']) === 0) {
 			$params['action'] = 'index';
 		}
-
 		if (isset($params['form']['data'])) {
 			$params['data'] = Router::stripEscape($params['form']['data']);
 			unset($params['form']['data']);
 		}
-
 		if (isset($_GET)) {
 			if (ini_get('magic_quotes_gpc') === '1') {
 				$url = stripslashes_deep($_GET);
@@ -325,13 +315,11 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
 				$params['url'] = $url;
 			}
 		}
-
 		foreach ($_FILES as $name => $data) {
 			if ($name != 'data') {
 				$params['form'][$name] = $data;
 			}
 		}
-
 		if (isset($_FILES['data'])) {
 			foreach ($_FILES['data'] as $key => $data) {
 				foreach ($data as $model => $fields) {
@@ -363,12 +351,10 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
 		if (!$base) {
 			$base = $this->base;
 		}
-
 		if ($base !== false) {
 			$this->webroot = $base . '/';
 			return $this->base = $base;
 		}
-
 		if (!$baseUrl) {
 			$base = dirname(env('PHP_SELF'));
 
@@ -418,10 +404,12 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
 	function _restructureParams($params, $reverse = false) {
 		if ($reverse === true) {
 			extract(Router::getArgs($params['action']));
-			$params = array_merge($params, array('controller'=> $params['plugin'],
-						'action'=> $params['controller'],
-						'pass' => array_merge($pass, $params['pass']),
-						'named' => array_merge($named, $params['named'])));
+			$params = array_merge($params, array(
+				'controller'=> $params['plugin'],
+				'action'=> $params['controller'],
+				'pass' => array_merge($pass, $params['pass']),
+				'named' => array_merge($named, $params['named'])
+			));
 			$this->plugin = $params['plugin'];
 		} else {
 			$params['plugin'] = $params['controller'];
@@ -447,21 +435,25 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
 			$params = $this->params;
 		}
 		$controller = false;
-
-		if (!$ctrlClass = $this->__loadController($params)) {
+		$ctrlClass = $this->__loadController($params);
+		if (!$ctrlClass) {
 			if (!isset($params['plugin'])) {
 				$params = $this->_restructureParams($params);
 			} else {
+				if (empty($this->params['pass']) && $params['action'] == 'index') {
+					$params['action'] = null;
+				}
 				$params = $this->_restructureParams($params, true);
 			}
-
-			if (!$ctrlClass = $this->__loadController($params)) {
+			$ctrlClass = $this->__loadController($params);
+			if (!$ctrlClass) {
 				return $controller;
 			}
+		} else {
+			$params = $this->params;
 		}
 		$name = $ctrlClass;
 		$ctrlClass = $ctrlClass . 'Controller';
-
 		if (class_exists($ctrlClass)) {
 			if (strtolower(get_parent_class($ctrlClass)) === strtolower($name . 'AppController') && empty($params['plugin'])) {
 				$params = $this->_restructureParams($params);
@@ -481,7 +473,6 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
  */
 	function __loadController($params) {
 		$pluginName = $pluginPath = $controller = null;
-
 		if (!empty($params['plugin'])) {
 			$this->plugin = $params['plugin'];
 			$pluginName = Inflector::camelize($params['plugin']);
@@ -489,11 +480,9 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
 			$this->params['controller'] = $this->plugin;
 			$controller = $pluginName;
 		}
-
 		if (!empty($params['controller'])) {
 			$controller = Inflector::camelize($params['controller']);
 		}
-
 		if ($pluginPath . $controller) {
 			if (App::import('Controller', $pluginPath . $controller)) {
 				return $controller;
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/dispatcher.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/dispatcher.test.php
index 28ebf7bad..9fb440220 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/dispatcher.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/dispatcher.test.php
@@ -1325,6 +1325,9 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
  * @access public
  * @return void
  */
+	function igetTests() {
+		return array('testAutomaticPluginDispatchWithShortAccess');
+	}
 	function testAutomaticPluginControllerDispatch() {
 		$_POST = array();
 		$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] = '/cake/repo/branches/1.2.x.x/index.php';
@@ -1431,26 +1434,39 @@ class DispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 		Router::reload();
 		Router::connect('/my_plugin/:controller/:action/*', array('plugin'=>'my_plugin'));
-		$Dispatcher =& new TestDispatcher();
 
+		$Dispatcher =& new TestDispatcher();
 		$Dispatcher->base = false;
 
 		$url = 'my_plugin/my_plugin/add';
 		$controller = $Dispatcher->dispatch($url, array('return' => 1));
 		$this->assertFalse(isset($controller->params['pass'][0]));
-	
+
+		$Dispatcher =& new TestDispatcher();
+		$Dispatcher->base = false;
+
 		$url = 'my_plugin/my_plugin/add/0';
 		$controller = $Dispatcher->dispatch($url, array('return' => 1));
 		$this->assertTrue(isset($controller->params['pass'][0]));
-	
+
+		$Dispatcher =& new TestDispatcher();
+		$Dispatcher->base = false;
+
 		$url = 'my_plugin/add';
 		$controller = $Dispatcher->dispatch($url, array('return' => 1));
+
 		$this->assertFalse(isset($controller->params['pass'][0]));
 
+		$Dispatcher =& new TestDispatcher();
+		$Dispatcher->base = false;
+
 		$url = 'my_plugin/add/0';
 		$controller = $Dispatcher->dispatch($url, array('return' => 1));
 		$this->assertIdentical('0',$controller->params['pass'][0]);
-	
+
+		$Dispatcher =& new TestDispatcher();
+		$Dispatcher->base = false;
+
 		$url = 'my_plugin/add/1';
 		$controller = $Dispatcher->dispatch($url, array('return' => 1));
 		$this->assertIdentical('1',$controller->params['pass'][0]);
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/object.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/object.test.php
index a1224528c..cbfe82823 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/object.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/object.test.php
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ class ObjectTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$expected = array();
 		$this->assertEqual($expected, $result);
 
-		$result = $this->object->requestAction(array('controller' => 'request_action', 'action' => 'post_pass', 'data' => $_POST['data']));
+		$result = $this->object->requestAction(array('controller' => 'request_action', 'action' => 'post_pass'), array('data' => $_POST['data']));
 		$expected = $_POST['data'];
 		$this->assertEqual($expected, $result);