diff --git a/lib/routes/avatars.js b/lib/routes/avatars.js
index eb54f8d..b0dfa19 100644
--- a/lib/routes/avatars.js
+++ b/lib/routes/avatars.js
@@ -101,6 +101,6 @@ module.exports = function(req, callback) {
     });
   } catch (e) {
     logging.error(req.id, "error:", e.stack);
-    handle_default(-1, userId, size, def, e, callback);
+    handle_default(-1, userId, size, def, req, e, callback);
   }
 };
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diff --git a/lib/routes/renders.js b/lib/routes/renders.js
index ee4a6c2..3c85b2a 100644
--- a/lib/routes/renders.js
+++ b/lib/routes/renders.js
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ module.exports = function(req, callback) {
         });
       } else {
         logging.log(rid, "image not found, using default.");
-        handle_default(rid, scale, helm, body, status, userId, scale, def, err, callback);
+        handle_default(rid, scale, helm, body, status, userId, scale, def, req, err, callback);
       }
     });
   } catch(e) {
     logging.error(rid, "error:", e.stack);
-    handle_default(rid, scale, helm, body, -1, userId, scale, def, e, callback);
+    handle_default(rid, scale, helm, body, -1, userId, scale, def, req, e, callback);
   }
 };
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diff --git a/lib/routes/skins.js b/lib/routes/skins.js
index 6c76044..5c178ed 100644
--- a/lib/routes/skins.js
+++ b/lib/routes/skins.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var skins = require("../skins");
 var path = require("path");
 var lwip = require("lwip");
 
-function handle_default(img_status, userId, size, def, req, err, callback) {
+function handle_default(img_status, userId, def, req, err, callback) {
   def = def || skins.default_skin(userId);
   if (def !== "steve" && def !== "alex") {
     if (helpers.id_valid(def)) {
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ module.exports = function(req, callback) {
           err: err
         });
       } else {
-        handle_default(2, userId, def, err, callback);
+        handle_default(2, userId, def, req, err, callback);
       }
     });
   } catch(e) {
     logging.error(rid, "error:", e.stack);
-    handle_default(-1, userId, def, e, callback);
+    handle_default(-1, userId, def, req, e, callback);
   }
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 597f6a3..eef1372 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -640,6 +640,11 @@ describe("Crafatar", function() {
         etag: '"alex"',
         crc32: [737759773, 66512449]
       },
+      "helm body render with non-existent uuid defaulting to userId": {
+        url: "http://localhost:3000/renders/body/00000000000000000000000000000000?scale=2&helm&default=alex",
+        etag: '"alex"',
+        crc32: [737759773, 66512449]
+      },
       "helm body render with non-existent uuid defaulting to url": {
         url: "http://localhost:3000/renders/body/00000000000000000000000000000000?scale=2&helm&default=http://example.com",
         crc32: 0,