diff --git a/lib/tsd-jsdoc/publish.js b/lib/tsd-jsdoc/publish.js
index 0a4948d3e..ac2f60923 100644
--- a/lib/tsd-jsdoc/publish.js
+++ b/lib/tsd-jsdoc/publish.js
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function writeFunctionSignature(element, isConstructor, isTypeDef) {
                     type: getTypeOf(param),
                     variable: param.variable === true,
                     optional: param.optional === true,
-                    defaultValue: param.defaultvalue // TODO
+                    defaultValue: param.defaultvalue // TODO            
                 };
             else // Property syntax (TODO)
                 params[path[0]].type = "{ [k: string]: any }";
@@ -255,13 +255,13 @@ function writeFunctionSignature(element, isConstructor, isTypeDef) {
 
     var paramNames = Object.keys(params);
     paramNames.forEach(function(name, i) {
-        var param = params[name];                       
+        var param = params[name];
         var type = param.type;
         if (param.variable) {
             name = "..." + name;
             type = param.type.charAt(0) === "(" ? "any[]" : param.type + "[]";
         }
-        write(name, param.optional ? "?: " : ": ", type);
+        write(name, !param.variable && param.optional ? "?: " : ": ", type);
         if (i < paramNames.length - 1)
             write(", ");
     });