diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 354832c5..2fa48710 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ func Api(bot *Master) {
 		decoder := json.NewDecoder(req.Body)
 		var body map[string]interface{}
 		decoder.Decode(&body)
+		if len(body) == 0 {
+			body = map[string]interface{}{}
+		}
+		body["robotname"] = params["robotname"]
 		return a.executeRobotCommand(bot, params, body)
 	})
 
diff --git a/examples/sphero_api.go b/examples/sphero_api.go
index c67a9014..ae111077 100644
--- a/examples/sphero_api.go
+++ b/examples/sphero_api.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"github.com/hybridgroup/gobot"
 	"github.com/hybridgroup/gobot-sphero"
 )
@@ -9,9 +8,7 @@ import (
 var Master *gobot.Master = gobot.GobotMaster()
 
 func TurnBlue(params map[string]interface{}) bool {
-	name := params["name"].(string)
-	device := params["device"].(string)
-	sphero := Master.FindRobotDevice(name, device)
+	sphero := Master.FindRobotDevice(params["robotname"].(string), "sphero")
 	gobot.Call(sphero.Driver, "SetRGB", uint8(0), uint8(0), uint8(255))
 	return true
 }