diff --git a/lib/inherited_views/base.rb b/lib/inherited_views/base.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/inherited_views/base.rb
+++ b/lib/inherited_views/base.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module InheritedViews
     def render_or_default(name, args = {})
       render name, args
     rescue ActionView::MissingTemplate
-      render "#{self.class.default_views}/#{name}", args
+      render args.merge(:template => "#{self.class.default_views}/#{name}", :prefix => '')
     end
     
   end
Ensure that we force the proper template file to be rendered when rendering the default