diff --git a/importexport/inc/class.iface_egw_record.inc.php b/importexport/inc/class.iface_egw_record.inc.php
index a38399b789..3be44bbc2e 100644
--- a/importexport/inc/class.iface_egw_record.inc.php
+++ b/importexport/inc/class.iface_egw_record.inc.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ interface iface_egw_record
 	 *
 	 * @param string $_identifier
 	 */
-	public function __construct( $_identifier );
+	public function __construct( $_identifier='' );
 	
 	/**
 	 * magic method to set attributes of record
diff --git a/importexport/inc/class.iface_export_record.inc.php b/importexport/inc/class.iface_export_record.inc.php
index 90e0bd71c4..97aabf47ef 100644
--- a/importexport/inc/class.iface_export_record.inc.php
+++ b/importexport/inc/class.iface_export_record.inc.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ interface iface_export_record
 	 * @return bool
 	 * @access public
 	 */
-	public function __construct( $_handle,  $_charset, array $_options );
+	public function __construct( $_handle,  $_charset, array $_options=array() );
 	
 	/**
 	 * exports a record into resource of handle