diff --git a/classes/Helper.php b/classes/Helper.php
index 8a9531332..1be91a9ba 100755
--- a/classes/Helper.php
+++ b/classes/Helper.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class HelperCore
 	/**
 	 * @var string base template name
 	 */
-	protected $base_tpl = 'content.tpl';
+	public $base_tpl = 'content.tpl';
 
 	public $tpl_vars = array();
 
diff --git a/classes/HelperView.php b/classes/HelperView.php
index 5d44e7ec9..23ad4c47f 100644
--- a/classes/HelperView.php
+++ b/classes/HelperView.php
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ class HelperViewCore extends Helper
 		parent::__construct();
 	}
 
-	public function generateView($tpl = false)
+	public function generateView()
 	{
-		$this->tpl = $this->createTemplate(!$tpl ? $this->base_tpl : $tpl);
+		$this->tpl = $this->createTemplate($this->base_tpl);
 
 		$this->tpl->assign(array(
 			'title' => $this->title,