diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate.inc.php
index f6ae4c0ad6..d385eccf80 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate.inc.php
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class etemplate_new extends etemplate_widget_template
 
 		// generate new etemplate request object
 		self::$request = etemplate_request::read();
+		self::$request->content = array();
 	}
 
 	/**