diff --git a/src/applications/phame/storage/PhameBlog.php b/src/applications/phame/storage/PhameBlog.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/storage/PhameBlog.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/storage/PhameBlog.php
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
         'load.');
     }
 
-    $skin = newv($spec->getSkinClass(), array($request));
+    $skin = newv($spec->getSkinClass(), array());
+    $skin->setRequest($request);
     $skin->setSpecification($spec);
 
     return $skin;