diff --git a/src/bob/pipelines/utils.py b/src/bob/pipelines/utils.py
index 97367d8f519c61475642a8b9f0ca51c4fd0b4f9d..3275d5c56c399ac5566ded815ffbdd154d2bd876 100644
--- a/src/bob/pipelines/utils.py
+++ b/src/bob/pipelines/utils.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def check_parameters_for_validity(
     """Checks the given parameters for validity.
 
     Checks a given parameter is in the set of valid parameters. It also
-    assures that the parameters form a tuple or a list.  If parameters is
+    assures that the returned parameters form a list.  If parameters is
     'None' or empty, the default_parameters will be returned (if
     default_parameters is omitted, all valid_parameters are returned).
 
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 48ac1f7a1dce0120d74fe16271d98d5f1935f06d..488c796cb3998a3ff59714dc0dcb3f1494cfe91d 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -235,6 +235,15 @@ def test_check_parameters_validity():
         == f"Invalid {desc_str} '{param[1]}'. Valid values are {valid_values}, or lists/tuples of those"
     )
 
+    # Empty default parameter
+    param = None
+    default = None
+    retval = check_parameters_for_validity(
+        param, desc_str, valid_values, default
+    )
+    assert type(retval) is list
+    assert retval == valid_values
+
     # Invalid default parameter
     param = None
     default = "false"