--- genshi/template/plugin.py.orig	2008-11-13 21:05:47.000000000 +0200
+++ genshi/template/plugin.py	2008-11-13 21:06:13.000000000 +0200
@@ -99,9 +99,7 @@
     def _get_render_options(self, format=None, fragment=False):
         if format is None:
             format = self.default_format
-        kwargs = {'method': format}
-        if self.default_encoding:
-            kwargs['encoding'] = self.default_encoding
+	kwargs = {'method': format, 'encoding': self.default_encoding}
         return kwargs
 
     def render(self, info, format=None, fragment=False, template=None):