diff --git a/TelepathyQt/simple-observer.cpp b/TelepathyQt/simple-observer.cpp
index 5985a71..e34f31c 100644
--- a/TelepathyQt/simple-observer.cpp
+++ b/TelepathyQt/simple-observer.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ SimpleObserverPtr SimpleObserver::create(
         const ChannelClassSpecList &channelFilter,
         const QList<ChannelClassFeatures> &extraChannelFeatures)
 {
-    return create(account, channelFilter, extraChannelFeatures);
+    return create(account, channelFilter, QString(), false, extraChannelFeatures);
 }
 
 /**