diff --git a/e107_handlers/form_handler.php b/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
index 5ccc439a4..d4e607b42 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
@@ -6519,7 +6519,7 @@ var_dump($select_options);*/
 			$key .= '[' . e_LANGUAGE . ']';
 		}
 
-		if(empty($value) && !empty($parms['default']) && $attributes['type'] !== 'dropdown') // Allow writeParms to set default value.
+		if(empty($value) && isset($parms['default']) && $attributes['type'] !== 'dropdown') // Allow writeParms to set default value.
 		{
 			$value = $parms['default'];
 		}