diff --git a/src/socket.io/index.js b/src/socket.io/index.js
index 7faca188ab..072b7d6514 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/index.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/index.js
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ function addRedisAdapter(io) {
 }
 
 function callMethod(method, socket, params, callback) {
-	method.call(null, socket, params, function(err, result) {
+	method(socket, params || {}, function(err, result) {
 		callback(err ? {message: err.message} : null, result);
 	});
 }