diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MetricController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MetricController.php
index 9cebc7b4..56f47a60 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MetricController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MetricController.php
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ class MetricController extends AbstractApiController
                 Binput::get('suffix'),
                 Binput::get('description'),
                 Binput::get('default_value'),
-                Binput::get('calc_type', 0),
+                Binput::get('calc_type'),
                 Binput::get('display_chart'),
-                Binput::get('places', 2),
-                Binput::get('view', 1)
+                Binput::get('places'),
+                Binput::get('view')
             ));
         } catch (QueryException $e) {
             throw new BadRequestHttpException();