diff --git a/editor/js/ui/editor.js b/editor/js/ui/editor.js
index 76af0c7b7..ed281fbbc 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/editor.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/editor.js
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
             }
             for (var d in node_def.defaults) {
                 if (node_def.defaults[d].value) {
-                    editing_config_node[d] = node_def.defaults[d].value;
+                    editing_config_node[d] = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(node_def.defaults[d].value));
                 }
             }
             editing_config_node["_"] = node_def._;
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/view.js b/editor/js/ui/view.js
index 35f19ede4..bfbb48f45 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/view.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/view.js
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ RED.view = (function() {
 
                     for (var d in nn._def.defaults) {
                         if (nn._def.defaults.hasOwnProperty(d)) {
-                            nn[d] = nn._def.defaults[d].value;
+                            if (nn._def.defaults[d].value !== undefined) {
+                                nn[d] = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(nn._def.defaults[d].value));
+                            }
                         }
                     }