diff --git a/lib/Controller/CardController.php b/lib/Controller/CardController.php
index 22502f27e..9aaee7c6c 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/CardController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/CardController.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class CardController extends Controller {
 	 * @param int $order
 	 * @return \OCP\AppFramework\Db\Entity
 	 */
-	public function create($title, $stackId, $type, $order = 999) {
+	public function create($title, $stackId, $type = 'plain', $order = 999) {
 		return $this->cardService->create($title, $stackId, $type, $order, $this->userId);
 	}