diff --git a/MaterialLib/MPL/CreateProperty.cpp b/MaterialLib/MPL/CreateProperty.cpp
index ca5359f81c047cae4452328be3c8b069ce4364b9..bafdd151fad50cb2d9287c0bf259f02b352cc6b0 100644
--- a/MaterialLib/MPL/CreateProperty.cpp
+++ b/MaterialLib/MPL/CreateProperty.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<MaterialPropertyLib::Property> createProperty(
             //! \ogs_file_param{properties__property__Parameter__parameter_name}
             config.getConfigParameter<std::string>("parameter_name");
         auto const& parameter = ParameterLib::findParameter<double>(
-            parameter_name, parameters, 1, nullptr);
+            parameter_name, parameters, 0, nullptr);
         return std::make_unique<MaterialPropertyLib::ParameterProperty>(
             parameter);
     }