diff --git a/resources/static/include_js/include.js b/resources/static/include_js/include.js
index d02808d77505676c8b223749df617ef943ab121d..3ae88d7277428d4f7ad5955a515e2e5dd609b571 100644
--- a/resources/static/include_js/include.js
+++ b/resources/static/include_js/include.js
@@ -1188,6 +1188,7 @@
       // get an assertion
       get: function(callback, passedOptions) {
         var opts = {};
+        passedOptions = passedOptions || {};
         opts.privacyPolicy =  passedOptions.privacyPolicy || undefined;
         opts.termsOfService = passedOptions.termsOfService || undefined;
         opts.privacyURL = passedOptions.privacyURL || undefined;