diff --git a/dune/stuff/function/checkerboard.hh b/dune/stuff/function/checkerboard.hh
index 52c5d7871c63363d69a8ae0584e51adc03f8497f..7a216a9d4c8bee3a96538f82d0d3354cea1fddb4 100644
--- a/dune/stuff/function/checkerboard.hh
+++ b/dune/stuff/function/checkerboard.hh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
     size_t subdomains = 1;
     for (size_t ii = 0; ii < numElements.size(); ++ii)
       subdomains *= numElements[ii];
-    const std::vector<RangeFieldType> values = description.getVector("values", RangeFieldType(0), subdomains);
+    const std::vector<RangeFieldType> values = description.getVector("values", RangeFieldType(1), subdomains);
     // convert and leave the checks to the constructor
     DomainType lowerLeft;
     DomainType upperRight;