diff --git a/gwcelery/tasks/alerts.py b/gwcelery/tasks/alerts.py
index dd196be1999331b5f8624ade640e0f9d756157a5..0e789e08df3251ed51442ab77fbfa5b06740e2dc 100644
--- a/gwcelery/tasks/alerts.py
+++ b/gwcelery/tasks/alerts.py
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ def _create_skymap_classification_tuple(skymap, classification):
 
 @app.task(shared=False, ignore_result=True)
 def download_skymap_and_send_alert(classification, superevent, alert_type,
-                                   skymap_filename=None, raven_coinc=False):
+                                   skymap_filename=None, raven_coinc=False,
+                                   combined_skymap_filename=False):
     """Wrapper for send function when caller has not already downloaded the
     skymap.