diff --git a/ckan/controllers/feed.py b/ckan/controllers/feed.py
index c39ffcc3628..c54bb39b948 100644
--- a/ckan/controllers/feed.py
+++ b/ckan/controllers/feed.py
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ def _parse_url_params(self):
         """
 
         try:
-            page = int(request.params.get('page', 1))
+            page = int(request.params.get('page', 1)) or 1
         except ValueError:
             abort(400, ('"page" parameter must be an integer'))