1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ipalib/public.py b/ipalib/public.py
index a8c16282..e70103ea 100644
--- a/ipalib/public.py
+++ b/ipalib/public.py
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ def generate_option(name):
     """
     Returns an `Param` instance by parsing ``name``.
     """
+    if type(name) is Param:
+        return name
     if name.endswith('?'):
         kw = dict(required=False, multivalue=False)
         name = name[:-1]