diff --git a/include/hyprutils/string/VarList.hpp b/include/hyprutils/string/VarList.hpp
index e106c3b..dded22a 100644
--- a/include/hyprutils/string/VarList.hpp
+++ b/include/hyprutils/string/VarList.hpp
@@ -12,9 +12,17 @@ namespace Hyprutils {
                 * @param lastArgNo The number of arguments to split into
                 * @param delim The delimiter to use for splitting
                 * @param removeEmpty Whether to remove empty arguments
+            */
+            CVarList(const std::string& in, const size_t lastArgNo = 0, const char delim = ',', const bool removeEmpty = false);
+
+            /** Split string into arg list with escape handling
+                * @param in The string to split
+                * @param lastArgNo The number of arguments to split into
+                * @param delim The delimiter to use for splitting
+                * @param removeEmpty Whether to remove empty arguments
                 * @param handleEscape Whether to handle escape characters
             */
-            CVarList(const std::string& in, const size_t lastArgNo = 0, const char delim = ',', const bool removeEmpty = false, const bool handleEscape = false);
+            CVarList(const std::string& in, const size_t lastArgNo, const char delim, const bool removeEmpty, const bool handleEscape);
 
             ~CVarList() = default;
 
diff --git a/src/string/VarList.cpp b/src/string/VarList.cpp
index 9504797..ed3b372 100644
--- a/src/string/VarList.cpp
+++ b/src/string/VarList.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 using namespace Hyprutils::String;
 
+// Original constructor calls the extended one with handleEscape = false
+Hyprutils::String::CVarList::CVarList(const std::string& in, const size_t lastArgNo, const char delim, const bool removeEmpty) :
+    CVarList(in, lastArgNo, delim, removeEmpty, false) {}
+
+// Extended constructor with escape handling parameter
 Hyprutils::String::CVarList::CVarList(const std::string& in, const size_t lastArgNo, const char delim, const bool removeEmpty, const bool handleEscape) {
     if (!removeEmpty && in.empty()) {
         m_vArgs.emplace_back("");