diff --git a/src/trait_manager/view/TraitView.js b/src/trait_manager/view/TraitView.js
index 562b300e1..1c059c8e0 100644
--- a/src/trait_manager/view/TraitView.js
+++ b/src/trait_manager/view/TraitView.js
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ module.exports = Backbone.View.extend({
       const input = $(`<input type="${type}" placeholder="${plh}">`);
 
       if (value) {
+        md.set({ value }, { silent: true });
         input.prop('value', value);
       }