diff --git a/contrib/pylightning/lightning/plugin.py b/contrib/pylightning/lightning/plugin.py
index b6f298a7d..92338b9d2 100644
--- a/contrib/pylightning/lightning/plugin.py
+++ b/contrib/pylightning/lightning/plugin.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class Plugin(object):
 
             partial = self._multi_dispatch(msgs)
 
-    def _getmanifest(self):
+    def _getmanifest(self, **kwargs):
         methods = []
         hooks = []
         for name, entry in self.methods.items():