diff --git a/Classes/View/TemplateView.php b/Classes/View/TemplateView.php
index 1aef2b7..076712f 100644
--- a/Classes/View/TemplateView.php
+++ b/Classes/View/TemplateView.php
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class Tx_Fluid_View_TemplateView extends Tx_Extbase_MVC_View_AbstractView implem
 	 */
 	protected function buildRenderingContext($variableContainer = NULL) {
 		if ($variableContainer === NULL) {
-			$variableContainer = $this->objectFactory->create('Tx_Fluid_Core_ViewHelper_TemplateVariableContainer', $this->viewData);
+			$variableContainer = $this->objectFactory->create('Tx_Fluid_Core_ViewHelper_TemplateVariableContainer', $this->variables);
 		}
 		$renderingConfiguration = $this->objectFactory->create('Tx_Fluid_Core_Rendering_RenderingConfiguration');
 		$renderingConfiguration->setObjectAccessorPostProcessor($this->objectFactory->create('Tx_Fluid_Core_Rendering_HtmlSpecialCharsPostProcessor'));