diff --git a/src/View/Helper/PaginatorHelper.php b/src/View/Helper/PaginatorHelper.php
index a48b568fd1c..d9eb4c468fd 100644
--- a/src/View/Helper/PaginatorHelper.php
+++ b/src/View/Helper/PaginatorHelper.php
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ class PaginatorHelper extends Helper {
 	public function __construct(View $View, array $config = array()) {
 		parent::__construct($View, $config);
 
+		$this->setUpUrl();
+	}
+
+/**
+ * Merges passed args with URL options.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function setUpUrl() {
 		$this->config(
 			'options.url',
 			array_merge($this->request->params['pass'], $this->request->query)
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/View/Helper/PaginatorHelperTest.php b/tests/TestCase/View/Helper/PaginatorHelperTest.php
index 543fa698d9c..f6b2e5d9679 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/View/Helper/PaginatorHelperTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/View/Helper/PaginatorHelperTest.php
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ public function testPassedArgsMergingWithUrlOptions() {
 
 		$this->Paginator->request->params['pass'] = array(2);
 		$this->Paginator->request->query = array('page' => 1, 'foo' => 'bar', 'x' => 'y');
-		$this->Paginator->__construct($this->View);
+		$this->Paginator->setUpUrl();
 
 		$result = $this->Paginator->sort('title');
 		$expected = array(