diff --git a/dummy-service/dummyService.py b/dummy-service/dummyService.py
index f1f3e185467727b535511fb2513f7a181652cf9d..a30bf818f23e9c7642a5ac2c43715bd9ec5f4614 100644
--- a/dummy-service/dummyService.py
+++ b/dummy-service/dummyService.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class DummyService(TextMiningService):
     def get_mentions(self, entities: List, limit: int = 20) -> List[Publication]:
         return [Publication(pm_id="00000" + str(i)) for i in range(20)]
 
-    def get_co_occurrences(self, entity: str, limit: int = 20, types: List[str] = []) -> List[CoOccurrence]:
+    def get_co_occurrences(self, entity: str, limit: int = 20, types: List[str] = None) -> List[CoOccurrence]:
         pass