diff --git a/dune/gdt/local/finite-elements/flattop.hh b/dune/gdt/local/finite-elements/flattop.hh
index 7ad2fcd65e031ad4286aa6375c10876da8a920d5..fe09253dd501dc93064e2f243f4a9ebd16f76aa1 100644
--- a/dune/gdt/local/finite-elements/flattop.hh
+++ b/dune/gdt/local/finite-elements/flattop.hh
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public:
   static std::unique_ptr<LocalFiniteElementInterface<D, d, R, r>>
   create(const GeometryType& geometry_type, const int& order, const D& overlap = 0.5)
   {
-    return helper<>::create(geometry_type, order);
+    return helper<>::create(geometry_type, order, overlap);
   }
 }; // class LocalFlatTopFiniteElementFactory