diff --git a/scp/js/scp.js b/scp/js/scp.js
index 78574c233b83061fe96db31a51a63f96678cad69..5a79f043419c1312f7fc29f5984c07d90c5c399f 100644
--- a/scp/js/scp.js
+++ b/scp/js/scp.js
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ jQuery(function($) {
     $.fn.show = function() {
         var argsArray = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments),
             arg = argsArray[0],
-            options = {};
+            options = argsArray[1] || {duration: 0};
         if (typeof(arg) === 'number')
             options.duration = arg;
         else