diff --git a/IzzyLib/misc.py b/IzzyLib/misc.py
index b96e8cb..3821812 100644
--- a/IzzyLib/misc.py
+++ b/IzzyLib/misc.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def boolean(v, fail=True):
 		'''convert string to True'''
 		return True
 
-	elif value in [0, False, None, 'off', 'n', 'no', 'false', 'disable', '']:
+	elif value in [0, False, None, 'off', 'n', 'no', 'false', 'disable', 'none', '']:
 		'''convert string to False'''
 		return False
 
diff --git a/IzzyLib/template.py b/IzzyLib/template.py
index 747fac9..1755eb9 100644
--- a/IzzyLib/template.py
+++ b/IzzyLib/template.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def setup(fwork='sanic'):
 	)
 
 
-def renderTemplate(tplfile, context, request=None, headers=dict(), cookies=dict(), **kwargs):
+def renderTemplate(tplfile, context={}, request=None, headers=dict(), cookies=dict(), **kwargs):
 	if not isinstance(context, dict):
 		raise TypeError(f'context for {tplfile} not a dict')