diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/widget.js b/core/modules/widgets/widget.js
index ea300ca0e..0ed115a5a 100755
--- a/core/modules/widgets/widget.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/widget.js
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ Widget.prototype.getVariableInfo = function(name,options) {
 			});
 			resultList = this.wiki.filterTiddlers(value,this.makeFakeWidgetWithVariables(variables),options.source);
 			value = resultList[0] || "";
+		} else {
+			params = variable.params;
 		}
 		return {
 			text: value,