1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pastepy.py b/pastepy.py
index 0148294..dae4dd9 100644
--- a/pastepy.py
+++ b/pastepy.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class Paste(object):
 
 	def view(self):
 		def get_formatted(syntax, text):
-			lex = get_lexer_by_name(syntax)
+			lex = get_lexer_by_name(syntax or 'text')
 			lexername = lex.name
 			text = highlight(text, lex, self.formatter)
 			return (lexername, text)