diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTPublisher.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTPublisher.java
index 008c6ab..e41d950 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTPublisher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTPublisher.java
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public class GeoServerRESTPublisher {
 	public boolean publishShp(String workspace, String storename,
 			String layername, File zipFile, String srs)
 			throws FileNotFoundException {
-		publishShp(workspace, storename, layername, zipFile, srs, null);
+		return publishShp(workspace, storename, layername, zipFile, srs, new NameValuePair[0]);
 	}
 
 	/**