diff --git a/lib/ilias_interface/IliasUser.php b/lib/ilias_interface/IliasUser.php
index bbd7ebe26dde2b2940f2718163fb0f5a2e4adc9d..c9233df4330ed269b0f5d40d94890ea105e3ce12 100644
--- a/lib/ilias_interface/IliasUser.php
+++ b/lib/ilias_interface/IliasUser.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class IliasUser
         switch($data['geschlecht']) {
             case 1: $this->gender   = 'm'; break;
             case 2: $this->gender   = 'f'; break;
-            default: $this->gender  = 'f';
+            default: $this->gender  = 'n';
         }
 
         $this->matriculation = '';