diff --git a/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/base.js b/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/base.js
index 6d63adfec7..340b469bfb 100644
--- a/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/base.js
+++ b/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/base.js
@@ -2,25 +2,24 @@
     var VisualizationProvider = function() {
         this.visualizations = {};
         this.visualizationTypes = {};
+        var defaultConfig = {
+            defaultOptions: {},
+            skipTypes: false,
+            editorTemplate: null
+        }
 
-        this.registerVisualization = function(type, name, rendererTemplate, editorTemplate, defaultOptions, skipTypes) {
-            var visualization = {
-                rendererTemplate: rendererTemplate,
-                editorTemplate: editorTemplate,
-                type: type,
-                name: name,
-                defaultOptions: defaultOptions || {}
-            };
+        this.registerVisualization = function(config) {
+            var visualization = _.extend({}, defaultConfig, config);
 
             // TODO: this is prone to errors; better refactor.
             if (_.isEmpty(this.visualizations)) {
                 this.defaultVisualization = visualization;
             }
 
-            this.visualizations[type] = visualization;
+            this.visualizations[config.type] = visualization;
 
-            if (!skipTypes) {
-                this.visualizationTypes[name] = type;
+            if (!config.skipTypes) {
+                this.visualizationTypes[config.name] = config.type;
             };
         };
 
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@
             var Visualization = $resource('/api/visualizations/:id', {id: '@id'});
             Visualization.visualizations = this.visualizations;
             Visualization.visualizationTypes = this.visualizationTypes;
-            Visualization.renderVisualizationsTemplate = this.getSwitchTemplate('rendererTemplate');
+            Visualization.renderVisualizationsTemplate = this.getSwitchTemplate('renderTemplate');
             Visualization.editorTemplate = this.getSwitchTemplate('editorTemplate');
             Visualization.defaultVisualization = this.defaultVisualization;
 
diff --git a/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/chart.js b/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/chart.js
index 7be1d98552..60ef89408c 100644
--- a/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/chart.js
+++ b/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/chart.js
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@
                 'stacking': null
             }
         };
-        VisualizationProvider.registerVisualization('CHART', 'Chart', renderTemplate, editTemplate, defaultOptions);
+
+        VisualizationProvider.registerVisualization({
+            type: 'CHART',
+            name: 'Chart',
+            renderTemplate: renderTemplate,
+            editorTemplate: editTemplate,
+            defaultOptions: defaultOptions
+        });
     }]);
 
     chartVisualization.directive('chartRenderer', function () {
diff --git a/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/cohort.js b/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/cohort.js
index 07c6d24a1c..4226c4a387 100644
--- a/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/cohort.js
+++ b/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/cohort.js
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
     var cohortVisualization = angular.module('redash.visualization');
 
     cohortVisualization.config(['VisualizationProvider', function(VisualizationProvider) {
-        VisualizationProvider.registerVisualization('COHORT', 'Cohort', '<cohort-renderer options="visualization.options" query-result="queryResult"></cohort-renderer>', null);
+        VisualizationProvider.registerVisualization({
+            type: 'COHORT',
+            name: 'Cohort',
+            renderTemplate: '<cohort-renderer options="visualization.options" query-result="queryResult"></cohort-renderer>'
+        });
     }]);
 
     cohortVisualization.directive('cohortRenderer', function() {
diff --git a/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/table.js b/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/table.js
index 1513ce1eb0..98ee06d997 100644
--- a/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/table.js
+++ b/rd_ui/app/scripts/visualizations/table.js
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
     var tableVisualization = angular.module('redash.visualization');
 
     tableVisualization.config(['VisualizationProvider', function(VisualizationProvider) {
-        VisualizationProvider.registerVisualization('TABLE', 'Table', '<grid-renderer options="visualization.options" query-result="queryResult"></grid-renderer>', null, {}, true);
+        VisualizationProvider.registerVisualization({
+            type: 'TABLE',
+            name: 'Table',
+            renderTemplate: '<grid-renderer options="visualization.options" query-result="queryResult"></grid-renderer>',
+            skipTypes: true
+        });
     }]);
 
     tableVisualization.directive('gridRenderer', function () {