diff --git a/docs/reference.rst b/docs/reference.rst
index 8a551e3..ed85e05 100644
--- a/docs/reference.rst
+++ b/docs/reference.rst
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Functions
   that the system default locale will be initialised. Wraps
   :cpp:func:`loot::InitialiseLocale`.
 
-.. py:function:: loot_api.create_game_handle(game : loot_api.GameType, [game_path : unicode = u'', [game_local_path : unicode = u'']]) -> loot_api.GameInterface
+.. py:function:: loot_api.create_game_handle(game : loot_api.GameType, game_path : unicode, [game_local_path : unicode = u'']) -> loot_api.GameInterface
 
   Initialise a new game handle. Wraps :cpp:func:`loot::CreateGameHandle`.
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 9d98698..0afce35 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ void bindFunctions(pybind11::module& module) {
 
   module.def("initialise_locale", &InitialiseLocale, arg("id") = "");
 
-  module.def("create_game_handle", &CreateGameHandle, 
-    arg("game"), 
-    arg("game_path") = "", 
+  module.def("create_game_handle", &CreateGameHandle,
+    arg("game"),
+    arg("game_path"),
     arg("game_local_path") = "");
 }
 }