diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/21-debug.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/21-debug.html
index 20772c0de..b1ff33baf 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/21-debug.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/21-debug.html
@@ -318,6 +318,12 @@
             delete RED._debug;
         },
         oneditprepare: function() {
+            $("#node-input-typed-status").typedInput({
+                default: "msg",
+                types:['msg',"jsonata"],
+                typeField: $("#node-input-statusType")
+            });
+            var that = this;
             var none = {
                 value: "none",
                 label: RED._("node-red:debug.none"),
@@ -327,6 +333,14 @@
                 this.tosidebar = true;
                 $("#node-input-tosidebar").prop('checked', true);
             }
+            if (this.statusVal === undefined) {
+                this.statusVal = (this.complete === "false") ? "payload" : ((this.complete === "true") ? "payload" : this.complete+"");
+                $("#node-input-typed-status").typedInput('value',this.statusVal || "");
+            }
+            if (this.statusType === undefined) {
+                this.statusType = this.targetType;
+                $("#node-input-typed-status").typedInput('type',this.statusType || "msg");
+            }
             if (typeof this.console === "string") {
                 this.console = (this.console == 'true');
                 $("#node-input-console").prop('checked', this.console);
@@ -363,12 +377,7 @@
                 }
             });
 
-            $("#node-input-typed-status").typedInput({
-                default: "msg",
-                types:['msg',"jsonata"],
-                typeField: $("#node-input-statusType")
-            });
-            var that = this;
+
             $("#node-input-tostatus").on('change',function() {
                 if ($(this).is(":checked")) {
                     if (!that.hasOwnProperty("statusVal") || that.statusVal === "") {