diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/specialpages.js b/src/node/hooks/express/specialpages.js
index 474f475ec..a5834492e 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/specialpages.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/specialpages.js
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
   //serve pad.html under /p
   args.app.get('/p/:pad', function(req, res, next)
   {    
-    res.send(eejs.require("ep_etherpad-lite/templates/pad.html"));
+    res.send(eejs.require("ep_etherpad-lite/templates/pad.html", {req: req}));
   });
 
   //serve timeslider.html under /p/$padname/timeslider
   args.app.get('/p/:pad/timeslider', function(req, res, next)
   {
-    res.send(eejs.require("ep_etherpad-lite/templates/timeslider.html"));
+    res.send(eejs.require("ep_etherpad-lite/templates/timeslider.html", {req: req}));
   });
 
 }
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