diff --git a/lib/classes/JsonApi/Routes/Courseware/UnitsCreate.php b/lib/classes/JsonApi/Routes/Courseware/UnitsCreate.php
index d913966b149bf5aeef2d4951e6117cda9f97162e..9dfd2e63c04a6820ccd44bc46dac0e54b9526687 100644
--- a/lib/classes/JsonApi/Routes/Courseware/UnitsCreate.php
+++ b/lib/classes/JsonApi/Routes/Courseware/UnitsCreate.php
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ class UnitsCreate extends JsonApiController
             'owner_id' => $user->id,
             'editor_id' => $user->id,
             'edit_blocker_id' => '',
-            'title' => self::arrayGet($json, 'data.attributes.title', ''),
-            'purpose' => self::arrayGet($json, 'data.attributes.purpose', ''),
+            'title' => self::arrayGet($json, 'data.attributes.title', 'neues Lernmaterial'),
+            'purpose' => self::arrayGet($json, 'data.attributes.purpose', 'content'),
             'payload' => self::arrayGet($json, 'data.attributes.payload', ''),
             'position' => 0,
             'commentable' => 0