diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/documentlibrary/activity.post.desc.xml b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/documentlibrary/activity.post.desc.xml
index 34933d4903..3223807b45 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/documentlibrary/activity.post.desc.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/documentlibrary/activity.post.desc.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <shortname>activity</shortname>
   <description>Document List Component - activity data webscript</description>
   <url>/slingshot/doclib/activity</url>
-  <format default="json"></format>
+  <format default="json">argument</format>
   <authentication>user</authentication>
   <transaction>required</transaction>
 </webscript>
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diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/documentlibrary/treenode.get.desc.xml b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/documentlibrary/treenode.get.desc.xml
index 3fbc1336a5..e9eb82da98 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/documentlibrary/treenode.get.desc.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/documentlibrary/treenode.get.desc.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <url>/slingshot/doclib/treenode/site/{site}/{container}</url>
   <url>/slingshot/doclib/treenode/node/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}/{path}</url>
   <url>/slingshot/doclib/treenode/node/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}</url>
-  <format default="json"></format>
+  <format default="json">argument</format>
   <authentication>user</authentication>
   <transaction>required</transaction>
 </webscript>
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diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search/search.get.desc.xml b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search/search.get.desc.xml
index c1dc9bf46a..ef6a44c322 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search/search.get.desc.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search/search.get.desc.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    <shortname>search</shortname>
    <description>Site Search Component Data Webscript</description>
    <url>/slingshot/search?term={term}&amp;site={site?}&amp;container={container?}</url>
-   <format default="json"></format>
+  <format default="json">argument</format>
    <authentication>user</authentication>
    <transaction>required</transaction>
 </webscript>
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