diff --git a/mygeotab/api.py b/mygeotab/api.py
index 01a9f45..6300a49 100644
--- a/mygeotab/api.py
+++ b/mygeotab/api.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         username,
         password=None,
-        database=None,
+        database="",
         session_id=None,
         server="my.geotab.com",
         timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,