diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps_admin.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps_admin.js
index 79ab4451..ef49e652 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps_admin.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps_admin.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ NamedMapsAdminController.prototype.register = function (app) {
         userMiddleware(),
         localsMiddleware(),
         credentialsMiddleware(),
-        checkContentType('POST', 'POST TEMPLATE'),
+        checkContentType({ action: 'POST', label: 'POST TEMPLATE' }),
         authorizedByAPIKey(this.authApi, 'create', 'POST TEMPLATE'),
         createTemplate(this.templateMaps),
         sendResponse()
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ NamedMapsAdminController.prototype.register = function (app) {
         userMiddleware(),
         localsMiddleware(),
         credentialsMiddleware(),
-        checkContentType('PUT', 'PUT TEMPLATE'),
+        checkContentType({ action: 'PUT', label: 'PUT TEMPLATE' }),
         authorizedByAPIKey(this.authApi, 'update', 'PUT TEMPLATE'),
         updateTemplate(this.templateMaps),
         sendResponse()
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ NamedMapsAdminController.prototype.register = function (app) {
     );
 };
 
-function checkContentType (action, label) {
+function checkContentType ({ action, label }) {
     return function checkContentTypeMiddleware (req, res, next) {
         if (!req.is('application/json')) {
             const error = new Error(`template ${action} data must be of type application/json`);