diff --git a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java
index 6abf370923..ab1893d762 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ public class NodesImpl implements Nodes
 
     public NodeRef validateOrLookupNode(String nodeId)
     {
-        return validateOrLookupNode(nodeId);
+        return validateOrLookupNode(nodeId, null);
     }
 
     public NodeRef validateOrLookupNode(String nodeId, String path)