diff --git a/clams/app/__init__.py b/clams/app/__init__.py
index 43b302b..dc031d2 100644
--- a/clams/app/__init__.py
+++ b/clams/app/__init__.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def set_error_view(self, mmif: Union[str, dict, Mmif], **runtime_conf: List[str]
                 break
         if error_view is None:
             error_view = mmif.new_view()
-            self.sign_view(error_view, self._refine_params(**runtime_conf))
+            self.sign_view(error_view, runtime_conf)
         exc_info = sys.exc_info()
         error_view.set_error(f'{exc_info[0]}: {exc_info[1]}',
                              '\t\n'.join(traceback.format_tb(exc_info[2])))