diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/XYZ.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/XYZ.js
index 4c2bfc051d..cc52d97fc6 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/XYZ.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/XYZ.js
@@ -75,10 +75,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
             options.projection = new OpenLayers.Projection('EPSG:900913');
             options.numZoomLevels = 19;
         }
-        url = url || this.url;
-        name = name || this.name;
-        var newArguments = [name, url, {}, options];
-        OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
+        OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [
+            name || this.name, url || this.url, {}, options
+        ]);
     },
     
     /**