diff --git a/lib/MForm/MFormElements.php b/lib/MForm/MFormElements.php
index f30d0a2a..288f1ac3 100755
--- a/lib/MForm/MFormElements.php
+++ b/lib/MForm/MFormElements.php
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public function addForm($form = null, $parse = true): self
      * @param array|null $attributes
      * @author Joachim Doerr
      */
-    public function addFieldsetArea(?string $legend = '', $form = null, array $attributes = [], $parse = true): self
+    public function addFieldsetArea(?string $legend = null, $form = null, array $attributes = [], $parse = true): self
     {
         return $this->addElement('fieldset', null, null, array_merge(['legend' => $legend], $attributes))
             ->addForm($form, $parse)