diff --git a/lemur/sources/views.py b/lemur/sources/views.py
index 3b4deab7..bc104e33 100644
--- a/lemur/sources/views.py
+++ b/lemur/sources/views.py
@@ -156,12 +156,19 @@ class SourcesList(AuthenticatedResource):
            :reqheader Authorization: OAuth token to authenticate
            :statuscode 200: no error
         """
-        return service.create(
-            data["label"],
-            data["plugin"]["slug"],
-            data["plugin"]["plugin_options"],
-            data["description"],
-        )
+        if "plugin_options" in data["plugin"]: 
+            return service.create(
+                data["label"],
+                data["plugin"]["slug"],
+                data["plugin"]["plugin_options"],
+                data["description"],
+            )
+        else:
+            return service.create(
+                data["label"],
+                data["plugin"]["slug"],
+                data["description"],
+            )
 
 
 class Sources(AuthenticatedResource):