diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin_misc_groupblog.py b/src/plugins/plugin_misc_groupblog.py
index 0d1b6dfc..9a3a879c 100755
--- a/src/plugins/plugin_misc_groupblog.py
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_misc_groupblog.py
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ class DeferredItems():
         """
         self.parent = parent
         self.cb = cb
-        self.eb = (lambda dummy: []) if eb is None else eb
+        self.eb = (lambda dummy: ([], {})) if eb is None else eb
         self.profile_key = profile_key
 
     def get(self, node, item_ids=None, sub_id=None, rsm=None):