diff --git a/app/models/wiki.rb b/app/models/wiki.rb
index b6cd661f..7213efde 100644
--- a/app/models/wiki.rb
+++ b/app/models/wiki.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Wiki < ActiveRecord::Base
   # find the page with the given title
   # if page doesn't exist, return a new page
   def find_or_new_page(title)
+    title = start_page if title.blank?
     find_page(title) || WikiPage.new(:wiki => self, :title => Wiki.titleize(title))
   end