diff --git a/blobstore/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/blobstore.clj b/blobstore/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/blobstore.clj
index 573e1a78f4..4e074b9985 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/blobstore.clj
+++ b/blobstore/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/blobstore.clj
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Options can also be specified for extension modules
 (defn clear-container
   "Clear a container."
   ([container-name]
-     (clear-container container-name))
+     (clear-container *blobstore* container-name))
   ([blobstore container-name]
      (.clearContainer blobstore container-name)))