diff --git a/core/router/path.go b/core/router/path.go
index 732e944c..914f75e7 100644
--- a/core/router/path.go
+++ b/core/router/path.go
@@ -209,12 +209,13 @@ func (ps *RoutePathReverser) Path(routeName string, paramValues ...interface{})
 	return r.ResolvePath(toStringSlice(paramValues)...)
 }
 
-func toStringSlice(args []interface{}) []string {
-	var argsString []string
-	if len(args) > 0 {
-		argsString = make([]string, len(args), len(args))
+func toStringSlice(args []interface{}) (argsString []string) {
+	argsSize := len(args)
+	if argsSize <= 0 {
+		return
 	}
 
+	argsString = make([]string, argsSize, argsSize)
 	for i, v := range args {
 		if s, ok := v.(string); ok {
 			argsString[i] = s
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ func toStringSlice(args []interface{}) []string {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return argsString
+	return
 }
 
 // Remove the URL for now, it complicates things for the whole framework without a specific benefits,
@@ -246,21 +247,16 @@ func (ps *RoutePathReverser) URL(routeName string, paramValues ...interface{}) (
 		return
 	}
 
-	if len(paramValues) == 0 {
-		return r.Path
-	}
-
-	args := toStringSlice(paramValues)
-
 	host := ps.vhost
 	scheme := ps.vscheme
+	args := toStringSlice(paramValues)
+
 	// if it's dynamic subdomain then the first argument is the subdomain part
 	// for this part we are responsible not the custom routers
-	if r.Subdomain == SubdomainWildcardIndicator {
+	if len(args) > 0 && r.Subdomain == SubdomainWildcardIndicator {
 		subdomain := args[0]
 		host = subdomain + "." + host
 		args = args[1:] // remove the subdomain part for the arguments,
-
 	}
 
 	if parsedPath := r.ResolvePath(args...); parsedPath != "" {
diff --git a/view/amber.go b/view/amber.go
index 32547830..84d6d97f 100644
--- a/view/amber.go
+++ b/view/amber.go
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func (s *AmberEngine) ExecuteWriter(w io.Writer, filename string, layout string,
 	}
 
 	if tmpl := s.fromCache(filename); tmpl != nil {
-		return tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(w, filename, bindingData)
+		return tmpl.Execute(w, bindingData)
 	}
 
 	return fmt.Errorf("Template with name %s doesn't exists in the dir", filename)
diff --git a/websocket/connection.go b/websocket/connection.go
index 2e6f46cf..9f18dcbd 100644
--- a/websocket/connection.go
+++ b/websocket/connection.go
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ type (
 	// MessageFunc is the second argument to the Emitter's Emit functions.
 	// A callback which should receives one parameter of type string, int, bool or any valid JSON/Go struct
 	MessageFunc interface{}
+	// PingFunc is the callback which fires each ping
+	PingFunc func()
 	// Connection is the front-end API that you will use to communicate with the client side
 	Connection interface {
 		// Emitter implements EmitMessage & Emit
@@ -154,6 +156,8 @@ type (
 		OnDisconnect(DisconnectFunc)
 		// OnError registers a callback which fires when this connection occurs an error
 		OnError(ErrorFunc)
+		// OnPing  registers a callback which fires on each ping
+		OnPing(PingFunc)
 		// FireStatusCode can be used to send a custom error message to the connection
 		//
 		// It does nothing more than firing the OnError listeners. It doesn't sends anything to the client.
@@ -200,6 +204,7 @@ type (
 		onDisconnectListeners    []DisconnectFunc
 		onRoomLeaveListeners     []LeaveRoomFunc
 		onErrorListeners         []ErrorFunc
+		onPingListeners          []PingFunc
 		onNativeMessageListeners []NativeMessageFunc
 		onEventListeners         map[string][]MessageFunc
 		// these were  maden for performance only
@@ -305,6 +310,8 @@ func (c *connection) startPinger() {
 				// verifies if already disconected
 				break
 			}
+			//fire all OnPing methods
+			c.fireOnPing()
 			// try to ping the client, if failed then it disconnects
 			err := c.write(websocket.PingMessage, []byte{})
 			if err != nil {
@@ -430,6 +437,10 @@ func (c *connection) OnError(cb ErrorFunc) {
 	c.onErrorListeners = append(c.onErrorListeners, cb)
 }
 
+func (c *connection) OnPing(cb PingFunc) {
+	c.onPingListeners = append(c.onPingListeners, cb)
+}
+
 func (c *connection) FireOnError(errorMessage string) {
 	for _, cb := range c.onErrorListeners {
 		cb(errorMessage)
@@ -492,6 +503,13 @@ func (c *connection) fireOnLeave(roomName string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *connection) fireOnPing() {
+	// fire the onPingListeners
+	for i := range c.onPingListeners {
+		c.onPingListeners[i]()
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *connection) Disconnect() error {
 	return c.server.Disconnect(c.ID())
 }