diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/template_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/template_test.rb
index 210ba673f0739967adf3a323b420d7386c00aeae..27b42006e3662c71fc09aa6407f2e166d06821f1 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/template_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/template_test.rb
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ def my_buffer
     end
   end
 
-  def new_template(body = "<%= hello %>", handler = ERBHandler, details = {})
-    ActionView::Template.new(body, "hello template", ERBHandler, {:virtual_path => "hello"})
+  def new_template(body = "<%= hello %>", details = {})
+    ActionView::Template.new(body, "hello template", ERBHandler, {:virtual_path => "hello"}.merge!(details))
   end
 
   def render(locals = {})
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def test_encoding_can_be_specified_with_magic_comment
     # inside Rails.
     def test_lying_with_magic_comment
       assert_raises(ActionView::Template::Error) do
-        @template = new_template("# encoding: UTF-8\nhello \xFCmlat")
+        @template = new_template("# encoding: UTF-8\nhello \xFCmlat", :virtual_path => nil)
         render
       end
     end
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def test_encoding_can_be_specified_with_magic_comment_in_erb
 
     def test_error_when_template_isnt_valid_utf8
       assert_raises(ActionView::Template::Error, /\xFC/) do
-        @template = new_template("hello \xFCmlat")
+        @template = new_template("hello \xFCmlat", :virtual_path => nil)
         render
       end
     end