diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.select_widget.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.select_widget.inc.php
index d852cf05e7..28003fcad0 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.select_widget.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.select_widget.inc.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class select_widget
 	 *
 	 * @param string $ui '' for html
 	 */
-	function select_widget($ui)
+	function select_widget($ui='')
 	{
 		foreach($this->monthnames as $k => $name)
 		{