diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 22a77b9bf1..bd306948bb 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -7387,7 +7387,7 @@ void Application::loadAvatarBrowser() const {
 void Application::takeSnapshot(bool notify, bool includeAnimated, float aspectRatio, const QString& filename) {
     postLambdaEvent([notify, includeAnimated, aspectRatio, filename, this] {
         // Get a screenshot and save it
-        QString path = Snapshot::saveSnapshot(getActiveDisplayPlugin()->getScreenshot(aspectRatio), filename, QString());
+        QString path = Snapshot::saveSnapshot(getActiveDisplayPlugin()->getScreenshot(aspectRatio), filename);
         // If we're not doing an animated snapshot as well...
         if (!includeAnimated) {
             // Tell the dependency manager that the capture of the still snapshot has taken place.
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index f1276bca34..fe31f55dcb 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -732,6 +732,6 @@ private:
     std::atomic<bool> _pendingIdleEvent { true };
     std::atomic<bool> _pendingRenderEvent { true };
 
-    QString testSnapshotLocation { QString() };
+    QString testSnapshotLocation;
 };
 #endif // hifi_Application_h
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h b/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h
index 86c860cfcb..a3454bcba5 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Snapshot : public QObject, public Dependency {
     Q_OBJECT
     SINGLETON_DEPENDENCY
 public:
-    static QString saveSnapshot(QImage image, const QString& filename, const QString& pathname);
+    static QString saveSnapshot(QImage image, const QString& filename, const QString& pathname = QString());
     static QTemporaryFile* saveTempSnapshot(QImage image);
     static SnapshotMetaData* parseSnapshotData(QString snapshotPath);