diff --git a/src/js/ripple/remote.js b/src/js/ripple/remote.js
index 3c5087b9..bd2f907a 100644
--- a/src/js/ripple/remote.js
+++ b/src/js/ripple/remote.js
@@ -945,6 +945,8 @@ Remote.prototype.requestLedger = function(options, callback) {
       break;
 
     case 'object':
+      if (!options) break;
+
       Object.keys(options).forEach(function(o) {
         switch (o) {
           case 'full':
@@ -953,17 +955,15 @@ Remote.prototype.requestLedger = function(options, callback) {
           case 'accounts':
             request.message[o] = true;
             break;
-            
           case 'ledger_index':
           case 'ledger_hash':
             request.message[o] = options[o];
-            break;  
-            
+            break;
           case 'closed' :
           case 'current' :
           case 'validated' :
             request.message.ledger_index = o;
-            break;  
+            break;
         }
       }, options);
       break;
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ Remote.accountRootRequest = function(type, responseFilter, account, ledger, call
   var request = this.requestLedgerEntry('account_root');
 
   request.accountRoot(account);
-  request.ledgerChoose(ledger);
+  request.ledgerSelect(ledger);
 
   request.once('success', function(message) {
     request.emit(type, responseFilter(message));
diff --git a/test/remote-test.js b/test/remote-test.js
index d2d92a0f..f790fc6d 100644
--- a/test/remote-test.js
+++ b/test/remote-test.js
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe('Remote', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('request constructors', function () {
+  describe('request constructors', function () {
     beforeEach(function () {
       callback = function () {}
       remote = new Remote(options);
@@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ describe('Remote', function () {
       var request = remote.request_unl_delete(null, {}, callback);
       assert(request instanceof Request);
     });
+
+    it('request account balance with ledger', function() {
+      var request = remote.requestAccountBalance('r4qLSAzv4LZ9TLsR7diphGwKnSEAMQTSjS', 9592219);
+      assert.strictEqual(request.message.command, 'ledger_entry');
+      assert.strictEqual(request.message.account_root, 'r4qLSAzv4LZ9TLsR7diphGwKnSEAMQTSjS');
+      assert.strictEqual(request.message.ledger_index, 9592219);
+    });
   })
 
   it('create remote and get pending transactions', function() {