diff --git a/aleksis/core/models.py b/aleksis/core/models.py
index 8927844a47da2f30e030a9b0815e82539940d8ba..494a51f555bf9290d4e299ffde2856234379c191 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/models.py
+++ b/aleksis/core/models.py
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ class DashboardWidget(PolymorphicModel, PureDjangoModel):
       class MyWidget(DhasboardWIdget):
           template = "myapp/widget.html"
 
-          def get_context(self):
+          def get_context(self, request):
               context = {"some_content": "foo"}
               return context
 
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ class DashboardWidget(PolymorphicModel, PureDjangoModel):
         default=4,
     )
 
-    def get_context(self):
+    def get_context(self, request):
         """Get the context dictionary to pass to the widget template."""
         raise NotImplementedError("A widget subclass needs to implement the get_context method.")