diff --git a/core/Controller/LoginController.php b/core/Controller/LoginController.php
index b93c6002ed5f3..d3873d1329e31 100644
--- a/core/Controller/LoginController.php
+++ b/core/Controller/LoginController.php
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ private function generateRedirect(?string $redirectUrl): RedirectResponse {
 	 */
 	#[UseSession]
 	public function tryLogin(Chain $loginChain,
-							 string $user,
-							 string $password,
+							 string $user = '',
+							 string $password = '',
 							 string $redirect_url = null,
 							 string $timezone = '',
 							 string $timezone_offset = ''): RedirectResponse {