diff --git a/sites/all/modules/contrib/panels/includes/plugins.inc b/sites/all/modules/contrib/panels/includes/plugins.inc
index 1fd1043..50a3b17 100644
--- includes/plugins.inc
+++ includes/plugins.inc
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ function panels_get_panels($layout, $display) {
  */
 function panels_get_pane_content($display, $pane, $keywords, $args = array(), $context = NULL, $incoming_content = '') {
   ctools_include('context');
-  if (!$context) {
-    $context = new ctools_context;
+  if (!isset($context)) {
+    $context = array();
   }
 
   if (!$incoming_content === '') {