diff --git a/antragsbestaetigung/ptb-confirm.cls b/antragsbestaetigung/ptb-confirm.cls
index 4f7b1187b87037298d47bf43c095461dcba3407b..5f776520cf6336a10d6af78b7731738a94ed72ca 100644
--- a/antragsbestaetigung/ptb-confirm.cls
+++ b/antragsbestaetigung/ptb-confirm.cls
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 \newcommand*\vl@Condition{}
 \newcommand*\vl@ScheduleDate{}
 \newcommand*\vl@Fee{}
-\newcommand*\vl@missingEntries{}
+\newcommand*\vl@missingEntries{0}
 
 \AtBeginDocument{% 
   \ifnum\number\vl@missingEntries>0 %
diff --git a/erklaerung/ptb-declaration.cls b/erklaerung/ptb-declaration.cls
index 4f2302f0ec699c630036c2159d1e02df8eca2b11..75e11718e229584750f99816c04ee1edb2c6c5b9 100644
--- a/erklaerung/ptb-declaration.cls
+++ b/erklaerung/ptb-declaration.cls
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 \newcommand*\vl@myfax{}
 \newcommand*\vl@myemail{}
 \newcommand*\vl@yourref{}
-\newcommand*\vl@missingEntries{}
+\newcommand*\vl@missingEntries{0}
 
 \newcolumntype{Y}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}
 \newcolumntype{C}[1]{>{\centering\arraybackslash}p{#1}}