diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/typedInput.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/typedInput.js
index ba7e48900..e44a90dc6 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/typedInput.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/typedInput.js
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@
                         if ((opt.options && opt.hasValue !== true) || opt.hasValue === false) {
                             if (this.oldValues.hasOwnProperty(opt.value)) {
                                 this.input.val(this.oldValues[opt.value]);
-                            } else {
+                            } else if (opt.options) {
                                 // No old value for the option type.
                                 // It is possible code has called 'value' then 'type'
                                 // to set the selected option. This is what the Inject/Switch/Change
@@ -936,6 +936,8 @@
                                         this.input.val("");
                                     }
                                 }
+                            } else {
+                                this.input.val(opt.default||"")
                             }
                         } else {
                             this.input.val(this.oldValues.hasOwnProperty("_")?this.oldValues["_"]:(opt.default||""))