diff --git a/autoload/vimclojure.vim b/autoload/vimclojure.vim
index e6a3241..8609111 100644
--- a/autoload/vimclojure.vim
+++ b/autoload/vimclojure.vim
@@ -684,8 +684,9 @@ let vimclojure#Repl._historyDepth = 0
 let vimclojure#Repl._replCommands = [ ",close", ",st", ",ct", ",toggle-pprint" ]
 
 " Simple wrapper to allow on demand load of autoload/vimclojure.vim.
-function! vimclojure#StartRepl()
-	call g:vimclojure#Repl.New("user")
+function! vimclojure#StartRepl(...)
+	let ns = a:0 > 0 ? a:1 : "user"
+	call g:vimclojure#Repl.New(ns)
 endfunction
 
 function! vimclojure#Repl.New(namespace) dict
diff --git a/plugin/clojure.vim b/plugin/clojure.vim
index f9f2245..de55d8b 100644
--- a/plugin/clojure.vim
+++ b/plugin/clojure.vim
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ call vimclojure#MakeProtectedPlug("v", "EvalBlock",     "vimclojure#EvalBlock",
 call vimclojure#MakeProtectedPlug("n", "EvalToplevel",  "vimclojure#EvalToplevel", "")
 call vimclojure#MakeProtectedPlug("n", "EvalParagraph", "vimclojure#EvalParagraph", "")
 
-call vimclojure#MakeProtectedPlug("n", "StartRepl", "vimclojure#Repl.New", "user")
-call vimclojure#MakeProtectedPlug("n", "StartLocalRepl", "vimclojure#Repl.New", "b:vimclojure_namespace")
+call vimclojure#MakeProtectedPlug("n", "StartRepl", "vimclojure#StartRepl", "")
+call vimclojure#MakeProtectedPlug("n", "StartLocalRepl", "vimclojure#StartRepl", "b:vimclojure_namespace")
 
 inoremap <Plug>ClojureReplEnterHook <Esc>:call b:vimclojure_repl.enterHook()<CR>
 inoremap <Plug>ClojureReplUpHistory <C-O>:call b:vimclojure_repl.upHistory()<CR>