diff --git a/app/controllers/homies_controller.rb b/app/controllers/homies_controller.rb
index 5380f48..f93d5e9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/homies_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/homies_controller.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class HomiesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def info
-    importance = params[:importance].to_i
+    importance = params[:importance].present? ? params[:importance].to_i : -1
     json_response(Homie.info(importance))
   end