diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Url.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Url.php
index 518f7e7dc87cc..672e9dbb07676 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Url.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Url.php
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ public function getBaseUrl($params = array())
         }
         if (isset($params['_type'])) {
             $this->setType($params['_type']);
+        } else {
+            $this->setType(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_LINK);
         }
         if (isset($params['_secure'])) {
             $this->setSecure($params['_secure']);