diff --git a/lib/base/serializer.cpp b/lib/base/serializer.cpp
index 6d99bca62..92aaba92f 100644
--- a/lib/base/serializer.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/serializer.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static Object::Ptr DeserializeObject(const Object::Ptr& object, const Dictionary
 	if (object)
 		instance = object;
 	else
-		instance = type->Instantiate();
+		instance = type->Instantiate(std::vector<Value>());
 
 	ObjectLock olock(input);
 	BOOST_FOREACH(const Dictionary::Pair& kv, input) {
diff --git a/lib/base/type.hpp b/lib/base/type.hpp
index 20aba2631..f1d80498a 100644
--- a/lib/base/type.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/type.hpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public:
 
 	String GetPluralName(void) const;
 
-	Object::Ptr Instantiate(const std::vector<Value>& args = std::vector<Value>()) const;
+	Object::Ptr Instantiate(const std::vector<Value>& args) const;
 
 	bool IsAssignableFrom(const Type::Ptr& other) const;
 
diff --git a/lib/cli/repositoryutility.cpp b/lib/cli/repositoryutility.cpp
index f2dc51063..1ca8984e4 100644
--- a/lib/cli/repositoryutility.cpp
+++ b/lib/cli/repositoryutility.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ bool RepositoryUtility::AddObject(const std::vector<String>& object_paths, const
 
 	if (check_config) {
 		try {
-			ConfigObject::Ptr object = static_pointer_cast<ConfigObject>(utype->Instantiate());
+			ConfigObject::Ptr object = static_pointer_cast<ConfigObject>(utype->Instantiate(std::vector<Value>()));
 			/* temporarly set the object type for validation */
 			attrs->Set("type", utype->GetName());
 			Deserialize(object, attrs, false, FAConfig);
diff --git a/lib/config/configitem.cpp b/lib/config/configitem.cpp
index 83d40810b..44f65b19b 100644
--- a/lib/config/configitem.cpp
+++ b/lib/config/configitem.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ ConfigObject::Ptr ConfigItem::Commit(bool discard)
 	if (IsAbstract())
 		return ConfigObject::Ptr();
 
-	ConfigObject::Ptr dobj = static_pointer_cast<ConfigObject>(type->Instantiate());
+	ConfigObject::Ptr dobj = static_pointer_cast<ConfigObject>(type->Instantiate(std::vector<Value>()));
 
 	dobj->SetDebugInfo(m_DebugInfo);
 	dobj->SetZoneName(m_Zone);
diff --git a/test/base-type.cpp b/test/base-type.cpp
index e20cee7c3..996247c97 100644
--- a/test/base-type.cpp
+++ b/test/base-type.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(instantiate)
 {
 	Type::Ptr t = Type::GetByName("PerfdataValue");
 
-	Object::Ptr p = t->Instantiate();
+	Object::Ptr p = t->Instantiate(std::vector<Value>());
 
 	BOOST_CHECK(p);
 }