diff --git a/src/main/groovy/org/boozallen/plugins/jte/init/primitives/TemplatePrimitiveNamespace.groovy b/src/main/groovy/org/boozallen/plugins/jte/init/primitives/TemplatePrimitiveNamespace.groovy
index e33d290bc..5e42c44b2 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/org/boozallen/plugins/jte/init/primitives/TemplatePrimitiveNamespace.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/org/boozallen/plugins/jte/init/primitives/TemplatePrimitiveNamespace.groovy
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class TemplatePrimitiveNamespace implements Serializable {
         TemplatePrimitive primitive = primitives.find{ p -> p.getName() == methodName }
         if(primitive){
             Object value = primitive.getValue(null, true)
-            return args.size() > 0 ? value.call(args) : value.call()
+            return args.size() > 0 ? value.call(*args) : value.call()
         }
         throw new JTEException("Primitive ${methodName} not found in ${name}")
     }
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/org/boozallen/plugins/jte/init/primitives/TemplatePrimitiveNamespaceSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/org/boozallen/plugins/jte/init/primitives/TemplatePrimitiveNamespaceSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4846fe423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/groovy/org/boozallen/plugins/jte/init/primitives/TemplatePrimitiveNamespaceSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+    Copyright 2018 Booz Allen Hamilton
+
+    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+    limitations under the License.
+*/
+package org.boozallen.plugins.jte.init.primitives
+
+import org.boozallen.plugins.jte.init.governance.libs.TestLibraryProvider
+import org.boozallen.plugins.jte.util.TestUtil
+import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowJob
+import org.junit.ClassRule
+import org.jvnet.hudson.test.JenkinsRule
+import spock.lang.Issue
+import spock.lang.Shared
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+class TemplatePrimitiveNamespaceSpec extends Specification {
+
+    @Shared @ClassRule JenkinsRule jenkins = new JenkinsRule()
+
+    @Issue("https://github.com/jenkinsci/templating-engine-plugin/issues/255")
+    def "Namespaced Step call passes named arguments as map"(){
+        given:
+        TestLibraryProvider libProvider = new TestLibraryProvider()
+        libProvider.addStep('lib1', 'someStep', '''
+        void call(def opts = [:]){
+            println opts.toString()
+            assert opts.foo == "bar"
+        }
+        ''')
+        libProvider.addGlobally()
+
+        def run
+        WorkflowJob job = TestUtil.createAdHoc(jenkins,
+            config: 'libraries{ lib1 }',
+            template: 'jte.libraries.lib1.someStep(foo: "bar")'
+        )
+
+        when:
+        run = job.scheduleBuild2(0).get()
+
+        then:
+        jenkins.assertBuildStatusSuccess(run)
+    }
+
+    def "Namespaced Step call passes single individual parameters correctly"(){
+        given:
+        TestLibraryProvider libProvider = new TestLibraryProvider()
+        libProvider.addStep('lib2', 'someStep', '''
+        void call(String foo){
+            assert foo == "bar"
+        }
+        ''')
+        libProvider.addGlobally()
+
+        def run
+        WorkflowJob job = TestUtil.createAdHoc(jenkins,
+            config: 'libraries{ lib2 }',
+            template: 'jte.libraries.lib2.someStep("bar")'
+        )
+
+        when:
+        run = job.scheduleBuild2(0).get()
+
+        then:
+        jenkins.assertBuildStatusSuccess(run)
+    }
+
+    def "Namespaced Step call passes multiple individual parameters correctly"(){
+        given:
+        TestLibraryProvider libProvider = new TestLibraryProvider()
+        libProvider.addStep('lib3', 'someStep', '''
+        void call(String foo, def x){
+            assert foo == "bar"
+            assert x == 11
+        }
+        ''')
+        libProvider.addGlobally()
+
+        def run
+        WorkflowJob job = TestUtil.createAdHoc(jenkins,
+                config: 'libraries{ lib3 }',
+                template: 'jte.libraries.lib3.someStep("bar", 11)'
+        )
+
+        when:
+        run = job.scheduleBuild2(0).get()
+
+        then:
+        jenkins.assertBuildStatusSuccess(run)
+    }
+
+}