diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/PasteInput.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/PasteInput.js
index e44a284e..5d45d0fc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/PasteInput.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/PasteInput.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const PasteInput = {
     }
   },
 
-  handle: function(text, coords = null) {
+  handle: function(text, coords = {}) {
     var self = PasteInput
 
     if (text.match(self.URL_REGEX)) {