diff --git a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.html b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.html
index c2a2f0420..9d6d2c344 100644
--- a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.html
+++ b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.html
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
             return this.name ? "node_label_italic" : "";
         },
         oneditprepare: function() {
+            if (this.reg === null) { $("#node-input-reg").selected(true); }
             $("#node-input-action").change( function() {
                 var a = $("#node-input-action").val();
                 if (a === "replace") {
diff --git a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js
index 2d7a24770..8922bde20 100644
--- a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js
+++ b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function ChangeNode(n) {
     this.property = n.property || "";
     this.from = n.from || " ";
     this.to = n.to || " ";
-    this.reg = n.reg;
+    this.reg = (n.reg === null || n.reg);
     var node = this;
 
     var makeNew = function( stem, path, value ) {