diff --git a/minerva/helpers.py b/minerva/helpers.py
index 05341df..f235f65 100644
--- a/minerva/helpers.py
+++ b/minerva/helpers.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ def partition_string(partition):
 
 # Wrapper to enable the inclusion of partitioning strings
 def load_sql(path, **params):
-    params['partition_string'] = partition_string(params.get('partition', None))
-    return m.load_template(path, **params)
+    if 'partition' in params.keys():
+        params['partition_string'] = partition_string(params['partition'])
+
+    return load_template(path, **params)
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index de6466c..8a922c3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "minerva"
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.7.5"
 description = "Easier access to AWS Athena and Redshift"
 authors = [
   "Ari Brown <ari@airintech.com>",