diff --git a/code/modules/tgui/tgui_input_list.dm b/code/modules/tgui/tgui_input_list.dm
index a8801ddf05a..8a38ec768b8 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgui/tgui_input_list.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgui/tgui_input_list.dm
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 			return
 	/// Client does NOT have tgui_input on: Returns regular input
 	if(!user.client.prefs.read_preference(/datum/preference/toggle/tgui_input))
-		return input(user, message, title) as null|anything in items
+		return input(user, message, title, default) as null|anything in items
 	var/datum/tgui_list_input/input = new(user, message, title, items, default, timeout)
 	input.ui_interact(user)
 	input.wait()