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 2a6a7af18..3249a5cbb 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
@@ -419,7 +419,8 @@
             }
             nlsd = true;
             var that = this;
-
+            this.identifier = this.element.attr('id') || "TypedInput-"+Math.floor(Math.random()*100);
+            if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"Create",{defaultType:this.options.default, value:this.element.val()}) }
             this.disarmClick = false;
             this.input = $('<input class="red-ui-typedInput-input" type="text"></input>');
             this.input.insertAfter(this.element);
@@ -533,9 +534,9 @@
             // explicitly set optionSelectTrigger display to inline-block otherwise jQ sets it to 'inline'
             this.optionSelectTrigger = $('<button tabindex="0" class="red-ui-typedInput-option-trigger" style="display:inline-block"><span class="red-ui-typedInput-option-caret"><i class="red-ui-typedInput-icon fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></button>').appendTo(this.uiSelect);
             this.optionSelectLabel = $('<span class="red-ui-typedInput-option-label"></span>').prependTo(this.optionSelectTrigger);
-            RED.popover.tooltip(this.optionSelectLabel,function() {
-                return that.optionValue;
-            });
+            // RED.popover.tooltip(this.optionSelectLabel,function() {
+            //     return that.optionValue;
+            // });
             this.optionSelectTrigger.on("click", function(event) {
                 event.preventDefault();
                 event.stopPropagation();
@@ -556,6 +557,7 @@
             this.optionExpandButtonIcon = $('<i class="red-ui-typedInput-icon fa fa-ellipsis-h"></i>').appendTo(this.optionExpandButton);
 
             this.type(this.options.default||this.typeList[0].value);
+            this.typeChanged = !!this.options.default;
         }catch(err) {
             console.log(err.stack);
         }
@@ -857,27 +859,38 @@
                 }
                 return v;
             } else {
+                if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"----- SET VALUE ------",value) }
                 var selectedOption = [];
+                var valueToCheck = value;
                 if (opt.options) {
-                    var checkValues = [value];
+                    if (opt.hasValue && opt.parse) {
+                        var parts = opt.parse(value);
+                        if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"new parse",parts) }
+                        value = parts.value;
+                        valueToCheck = parts.option || parts.value;
+                    }
+
+                    var checkValues = [valueToCheck];
                     if (opt.multiple) {
                         selectedOption = [];
-                        checkValues = value.split(",");
+                        checkValues = valueToCheck.split(",");
                     }
-                    checkValues.forEach(function(value) {
+                    checkValues.forEach(function(valueToCheck) {
                         for (var i=0;i<opt.options.length;i++) {
                             var op = opt.options[i];
                             if (typeof op === "string") {
-                                if (op === value || op === ""+value) {
+                                if (op === valueToCheck || op === ""+valueToCheck) {
                                     selectedOption.push(that.activeOptions[op]);
                                     break;
                                 }
-                            } else if (op.value === value) {
+                            } else if (op.value === valueToCheck) {
                                 selectedOption.push(op);
                                 break;
                             }
                         }
                     })
+                    if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"set value to",value) }
+
                     this.input.val(value);
                     if (!opt.multiple) {
                         if (selectedOption.length === 0) {
@@ -902,15 +915,16 @@
                 return this.propertyType;
             } else {
                 var that = this;
+                if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"----- SET TYPE -----",type) }
                 var previousValue = null;
                 var opt = this.typeMap[type];
                 if (opt && this.propertyType !== type) {
                     // If previousType is !null, then this is a change of the type, rather than the initialisation
                     var previousType = this.typeMap[this.propertyType];
-                    var typeChanged = !!previousType;
                     previousValue = this.input.val();
 
-                    if (typeChanged) {
+                    if (this.typeChanged) {
+                        if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"typeChanged",{previousType,previousValue}) }
                         if (previousType.options && opt.hasValue !== true) {
                             this.oldValues[previousType.value] = previousValue;
                         } else if (previousType.hasValue === false) {
@@ -920,6 +934,7 @@
                         }
                         if ((opt.options && opt.hasValue !== true) || opt.hasValue === false) {
                             if (this.oldValues.hasOwnProperty(opt.value)) {
+                                if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"restored previous (1)",this.oldValues[opt.value]) }
                                 this.input.val(this.oldValues[opt.value]);
                             } else if (opt.options) {
                                 // No old value for the option type.
@@ -928,21 +943,28 @@
                                 // nodes did before 2.1.
                                 // So we need to be careful to not reset the value if it is a valid option.
                                 var validOptions = isOptionValueValid(opt,previousValue);
-                                if (previousValue && validOptions) {
+                                if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,{previousValue,opt,validOptions}) }
+                                if ((previousValue || previousValue === '') && validOptions) {
+                                    if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"restored previous (2)") }
                                     this.input.val(previousValue);
                                 } else {
                                     if (typeof opt.default === "string") {
+                                        if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"restored previous (3)",opt.default) }
                                         this.input.val(opt.default);
                                     } else if (Array.isArray(opt.default)) {
+                                        if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"restored previous (4)",opt.default.join(",")) }
                                         this.input.val(opt.default.join(","))
                                     } else {
+                                        if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"restored previous (5)") }
                                         this.input.val("");
                                     }
                                 }
                             } else {
+                                if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"restored default/blank",opt.default||"") }
                                 this.input.val(opt.default||"")
                             }
                         } else {
+                            if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"restored old/default/blank") }
                             this.input.val(this.oldValues.hasOwnProperty("_")?this.oldValues["_"]:(opt.default||""))
                         }
                         if (previousType.autoComplete) {
@@ -950,6 +972,7 @@
                         }
                     }
                     this.propertyType = type;
+                    this.typeChanged = true;
                     if (this.typeField) {
                         this.typeField.val(type);
                     }
@@ -1045,7 +1068,8 @@
                             } else {
                                 var selectedOption = this.optionValue||opt.options[0];
                                 if (opt.parse) {
-                                    var parts = opt.parse(this.input.val(),selectedOption);
+                                    var selectedOptionObj = typeof selectedOption === "string"?{value:selectedOption}:selectedOption
+                                    var parts = opt.parse(this.input.val(),selectedOptionObj);
                                     if (parts.option) {
                                         selectedOption = parts.option;
                                         if (!this.activeOptions.hasOwnProperty(selectedOption)) {
@@ -1069,6 +1093,7 @@
                                         this._updateOptionSelectLabel(this.activeOptions[selectedOption]);
                                     }
                                 } else if (selectedOption) {
+                                    if (this.options.debug) { console.log(this.identifier,"HERE",{optionValue:selectedOption.value}) }
                                     this.optionValue = selectedOption.value;
                                     this._updateOptionSelectLabel(selectedOption);
                                 } else {