diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/InvocationContext.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/InvocationContext.java
index d58faec2..1d685351 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/InvocationContext.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/InvocationContext.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class InvocationContext extends VelocityContext
     public Template getTemplate (String path)
         throws Exception
     {
-        String siteId = (String)get("__siteid__");
+        Object siteId = get("__siteid__");
         if (siteId != null) {
             path = siteId + ":" + path;
         }