diff --git a/source/include/FluidMaxWrapper.hpp b/source/include/FluidMaxWrapper.hpp
index ef11b67f..fa68e071 100644
--- a/source/include/FluidMaxWrapper.hpp
+++ b/source/include/FluidMaxWrapper.hpp
@@ -667,6 +667,12 @@ class FluidMaxWrapper
       }
     }
 
+    template <typename T>
+    static Optional<T> fromAtom(t_object* x, t_atom* a, Optional<T>)
+    {
+      return {fromAtom(x,a,T{})}; 
+    }
+  
     template <typename T>
     static std::enable_if_t<std::is_integral<T>::value, T>
     fromAtom(t_object* /*x*/, t_atom* a, T)