diff --git a/src/models/user.ts b/src/models/user.ts
index 6d187b310c..c8ec7e5112 100644
--- a/src/models/user.ts
+++ b/src/models/user.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export const isRemoteUser = (user: any): user is IRemoteUser =>
 	!isLocalUser(user);
 
 //#region Validators
-export function validateUsername(username: string, remote?: boolean): boolean {
+export function validateUsername(username: string, remote = false): boolean {
 	return typeof username == 'string' && (remote ? /^\w([\w-]*\w)?$/ : /^\w{1,20}$/).test(username);
 }