diff --git a/lib/Controller/CardApiController.php b/lib/Controller/CardApiController.php
index 54fe59ff5..2c598189d 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/CardApiController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/CardApiController.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class CardApiController extends ApiController {
 	 *
 	 * Get a specific card.
 	 */
-	public function create($title, $type = 'plain', $order = 999, $description) {
+	public function create($title, $type = 'plain', $order = 999, $description = '') {
 		$card = $this->cardService->create($title, $this->request->getParam('stackId'), $type, $order, $this->userId, $description);
 		return new DataResponse($card, HTTP::STATUS_OK);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Service/CardService.php b/lib/Service/CardService.php
index d5449ee87..bc1cdf207 100644
--- a/lib/Service/CardService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/CardService.php
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class CardService {
 		// Trigger update events before setting description as it is handled separately
 		$changes->setAfter($card);
 		$this->activityManager->triggerUpdateEvents(ActivityManager::DECK_OBJECT_CARD, $changes, ActivityManager::SUBJECT_CARD_UPDATE);
-		
+
 		if ($card->getDescriptionPrev() === null) {
 			$card->setDescriptionPrev($card->getDescription());
 		}
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class CardService {
 
 		$card = $this->cardMapper->update($card);
 		$this->changeHelper->cardChanged($card->getId(), true);
-		
+
 		$this->eventDispatcher->dispatch(
 			'\OCA\Deck\Card::onUpdate', new GenericEvent(null, ['id' => $id, 'card' => $card])
 		);
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ class CardService {
 		if (is_numeric($id) === false) {
 			throw new BadRequestException('id must be a number');
 		}
-		
+
 		$this->permissionService->checkPermission($this->cardMapper, $id, Acl::PERMISSION_EDIT);
 		if ($this->boardService->isArchived($this->cardMapper, $id)) {
 			throw new StatusException('Operation not allowed. This board is archived.');
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ class CardService {
 		if (is_numeric($cardId) === false) {
 			throw new BadRequestException('card id must be a number');
 		}
-		
+
 		if (is_numeric($labelId) === false) {
 			throw new BadRequestException('label id must be a number');
 		}
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ class CardService {
 			/* Notifyuser about the card assignment */
 			$this->notificationHelper->sendCardAssigned($card, $userId);
 		}
-		
+
 		$assignment = new AssignedUsers();
 		$assignment->setCardId($cardId);
 		$assignment->setParticipant($userId);