diff --git a/Modules/Glossary/Export/class.ilGlossaryDataSet.php b/Modules/Glossary/Export/class.ilGlossaryDataSet.php
index eb2cd7f73b2d..423e42fa8902 100644
--- a/Modules/Glossary/Export/class.ilGlossaryDataSet.php
+++ b/Modules/Glossary/Export/class.ilGlossaryDataSet.php
@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ public function importRecord(
                 $newObj->setDescription($a_rec["Description"]);
                 $newObj->setVirtualMode($a_rec["Virtual"]);
                 $newObj->setPresentationMode($a_rec["PresMode"]);
-                $newObj->setSnippetLength($a_rec["SnippetLength"]);
-                $newObj->setActiveGlossaryMenu($a_rec["GloMenuActive"]);
-                $newObj->setShowTaxonomy($a_rec["ShowTax"]);
+                $newObj->setSnippetLength((int) ($a_rec["SnippetLength"] ?? 0));
+                $newObj->setActiveGlossaryMenu((bool) ($a_rec["GloMenuActive"] ?? false));
+                $newObj->setShowTaxonomy((bool) ($a_rec["ShowTax"] ?? false));
                 $newObj->setActiveFlashcards((bool) ($a_rec["FlashActive"] ?? false));
                 $newObj->setFlashcardsMode($a_rec["FlashMode"] ?? "");
                 if ($this->getCurrentInstallationId() > 0) {
diff --git a/Modules/Glossary/classes/class.ilObjGlossary.php b/Modules/Glossary/classes/class.ilObjGlossary.php
index 2b21b95be15b..c0c6935c0a04 100755
--- a/Modules/Glossary/classes/class.ilObjGlossary.php
+++ b/Modules/Glossary/classes/class.ilObjGlossary.php
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ public function setSnippetLength(int $a_val): void
         $this->snippet_length = $a_val;
     }
 
-    public function getSnippetLength(): ?int
+    public function getSnippetLength(): int
     {
         return ($this->snippet_length > 0)
             ? $this->snippet_length
-            : null;
+            : 200;
     }
 
     public function setOnline(bool $a_online): void