diff --git a/loginput/index.py b/loginput/index.py
index 4d6b1746..c1224ee3 100644
--- a/loginput/index.py
+++ b/loginput/index.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def cefindex():
     return
 
 @route('/custom/<application>',method=['POST','PUT'])
-def customindex():
+def customindex(application):
     '''
         and endpoint designed for custom applications that want to post data
         to elastic search through the mozdef event interface