diff --git a/reclass/__init__.py b/reclass/__init__.py
index d5f3410..6aabf3d 100644
--- a/reclass/__init__.py
+++ b/reclass/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from .storage.loader import StorageBackendLoader
 from .storage.memcache_proxy import MemcacheProxy
 
-def get_storage(storage_type, nodes_uri, classes_uri, compose_node_name, **kwargs):
+def get_storage(storage_type, nodes_uri, classes_uri, compose_node_name=False, **kwargs):
     storage_class = StorageBackendLoader(storage_type).load()
     return MemcacheProxy(storage_class(nodes_uri, classes_uri, compose_node_name, **kwargs))