diff --git a/src/utils/utils.php b/src/utils/utils.php
--- a/src/utils/utils.php
+++ b/src/utils/utils.php
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@
  * @param   list  List of scalars.
  * @return  dict  Dictionary with inputs mapped to themselves.
  */
-function array_fuse(array $list) {
+function array_fuse(array $list = null) {
   if ($list) {
     return array_combine($list, $list);
   }