diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-apps.component.spec.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-apps.component.spec.ts
index a7649b665a..250b9b7421 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-apps.component.spec.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-apps.component.spec.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ describe('ActivitiApps', () => {
         window['componentHandler'] = componentHandler;
     });
 
+    it('should define layoutType with the default value', () => {
+        component.layoutType = '';
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        expect(component.isGrid()).toBe(true);
+    });
+
     it('should load apps on init', () => {
         fixture.detectChanges();
         expect(getAppsSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-apps.component.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-apps.component.ts
index a0db97ca53..5d5e54cf81 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-apps.component.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-apps.component.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class ActivitiApps implements OnInit {
 
     ngOnInit() {
         if (!this.isValidType()) {
-            throw( new Error(`LayoutType property allowed values: ${ActivitiApps.LAYOUT_LIST} - ${ActivitiApps.LAYOUT_GRID}`));
+            this.setDefaultLayoutType();
         }
 
         this.apps$.subscribe((app: any) => {
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ export class ActivitiApps implements OnInit {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Assign the default value to LayoutType
+     */
+    setDefaultLayoutType(): void {
+        this.layoutType = ActivitiApps.LAYOUT_GRID;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return true if the layout type is LIST
      * @returns {boolean}