Template.single_day.helpers({ currentDate: function () { return moment(FlowRouter.getQueryParam("after"), "YYYY-MM-DD"); }, arguments: function () { // note: will default to current date if FlowRouter.getQueryParam("after") returns "undefined" var terms = _.extend(_.clone(FlowRouter.current().queryParams), { after: FlowRouter.getQueryParam("after"), before: FlowRouter.getQueryParam("before"), enableCache: true }); return {terms: terms}; } })