diff --git a/dumux/material/fluidsystems/1padapter.hh b/dumux/material/fluidsystems/1padapter.hh
index 605e602a079f5a53d366cabe0504fa4f090d1e76..3a45b138d8a47aa1f68b3313dfbdbfa138d2e12e 100644
--- a/dumux/material/fluidsystems/1padapter.hh
+++ b/dumux/material/fluidsystems/1padapter.hh
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ public:
     /*!
      * \brief Initialize the fluid system's static parameters generically
      */
-    static void init()
-    { MultiPhaseFluidSystem::init(); }
+    template<class ...Args>
+    static void init(Args&&... args)
+    { MultiPhaseFluidSystem::init(std::forward<Args>(args)...); }
 
     /****************************************
      * Fluid phase related static parameters