# Updated node properties are not persisted

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-node-properties-are-not-persisted/1277
**Category:** General
**Created:** [3 July 2018 14:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-node-properties-are-not-persisted/1277 "2018-07-03T14:46:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![malinthasa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3be4f8/32.png) [@malinthasa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/malinthasa)
#### Post date: [3 July 2018 14:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-node-properties-are-not-persisted/1277/1 "2018-07-03T14:46:08Z")

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I have created a node which has 3 properties. My HTML looks like following

```
  <script type="text/javascript">
    RED.nodes.registerType('person-data',{
        category: 'function',
        color: '#a6bbcf',
        defaults: {
        age: {value:"45"}  
        },
        inputs:1,
        outputs:1,
        icon: "file.png",
        label: function() {
            return this.name||"person-data";
        }
    });
</script>

    <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="person-data">
        <div class="form-row">
            <label for="node-input-name"><i class="icon-tag"></i> name</label>
            <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="name"><br/>
        </div>
        <div class="form-row">
            <label for="node-input-age"><i class="icon-tag"></i>age</label>
            <input type="text" id="node-input-age" placeholder="age"><br/>
        </div>
    </script>

```

I can drag and drop the node from the palet. When I double click on it, I can see my 2 properties name and age. Then I give values and click ‘Done’ button. When I double click on the node again, I cannot see the given values for properties.

I tried removing and re-installing my node and also removing `.config.json` file but anything didn’t work. This problem is not there for the node which are already there. ex: twitter.

What is the reason for this issue?

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### Author: ![malinthasa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3be4f8/32.png) [@malinthasa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/malinthasa)
#### Post date: [3 July 2018 16:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-node-properties-are-not-persisted/1277/2 "2018-07-03T16:23:40Z")

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adding `default` values for all properties solved the issue. Is this a bug?

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### Author: ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [3 July 2018 17:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-node-properties-are-not-persisted/1277/3 "2018-07-03T17:32:05Z")

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No. The defaults object tells the editor what properties it should get/set. If it isn’t listed in the defaults object it will be ignored. That’s how it works.