diff --git a/sdcard/3ds/ctruLua/example.lua b/sdcard/3ds/ctruLua/example.lua
index 8ab85b6..13298ce 100644
--- a/sdcard/3ds/ctruLua/example.lua
+++ b/sdcard/3ds/ctruLua/example.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ local dMul = 1
 
 local angle = 0
 
-local texture1 = gfx.texture.load("sdmc:/3ds/ctruLua/icon.png", gfx.texture.PLACE_RAM, gfx.texture.TYPE_PNG);
+local texture1 = gfx.texture.load("sdmc:/3ds/ctruLua/icon.png");
 if not texture1 then error("Giants ducks came from another planet") end
 
 gfx.color.setBackground(gfx.color.RGBA8(200, 200, 200))
diff --git a/source/texture.c b/source/texture.c
index e856f08..bed00d2 100644
--- a/source/texture.c
+++ b/source/texture.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ u8 getType(const char *name) {
 // module functions
 static int texture_load(lua_State *L) {
 	const char *path = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
-	u8 place = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
+	u8 place = luaL_optinteger(L, 2, 0); //place in ram by default
 	u8 type = luaL_optinteger(L, 3, 3); //type 3 is "search at the end of the filename"
 
 	texture_userdata *texture;