diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/util/CastUtil.java b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/util/CastUtil.java
index a40219336..6b68864c0 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/util/CastUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/util/CastUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: CastUtil.java,v 1.5 2002/03/05 07:15:27 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: CastUtil.java,v 1.6 2002/03/08 22:37:50 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cast.util;
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class CastUtil
             components[ii] = ((Integer)choices.get(idx)).intValue();
         }
 
-        return new CharacterDescriptor(components);
+        return new CharacterDescriptor(components, null);
     }
 
     protected static final String[] CLASSES = {
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/ScrollingTestApp.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/ScrollingTestApp.java
index 0424b3c76..66fae7a65 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/ScrollingTestApp.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/ScrollingTestApp.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ScrollingTestApp.java,v 1.6 2002/02/19 22:08:25 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: ScrollingTestApp.java,v 1.7 2002/03/08 22:37:50 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.scene;
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class ScrollingTestApp
         try {
             CharacterComponent ccomp = crepo.getComponent(scclass, scname);
             CharacterDescriptor desc = new CharacterDescriptor(
-                new int[] { ccomp.componentId });
+                new int[] { ccomp.componentId }, null);
 
             // now create the actual sprite and stick 'em in the scene
             MisoCharacterSprite s =