diff --git a/plugins/af_comics/filter_base.php b/plugins/af_comics/filter_base.php
index d6a697bb4..5c82bc870 100644
--- a/plugins/af_comics/filter_base.php
+++ b/plugins/af_comics/filter_base.php
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ abstract class Af_ComicFilter {
 	public abstract function supported();
 	public abstract function process(&$article);
 
+	public function __construct(/*PluginHost $host*/) {
+
+	}
+
 	public function on_subscribe($url) {
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/af_comics/init.php b/plugins/af_comics/init.php
index 8aba1416b..19b1be859 100755
--- a/plugins/af_comics/init.php
+++ b/plugins/af_comics/init.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Af_Comics extends Plugin {
 
 				array_push($names, $filter_name);
 
-				$filter = new $filter_name();
+				$filter = new $filter_name($host);
 
 				if (is_subclass_of($filter, "Af_ComicFilter")) {
 					array_push($this->filters, $filter);