diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/MenuManagementController.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/MenuManagementController.java
index 84117f285..b67eb160f 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/MenuManagementController.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/MenuManagementController.java
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public class MenuManagementController extends FreemarkerHttpServlet {
     	data.put("selectedTemplateType", "default");
     	//defaults to regular class group page
     	data.put("associatedPage", "");
+    	data.put("associatedPageURI", "");
     	return data;
 	}