--- taxonomy_defaults.module.orig	2009-10-26 14:50:57.000000000 +0100
+++ taxonomy_defaults.module	2009-10-26 14:47:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@
             $form['taxonomy'][$vid]['#default_value'] = $default_tids;
           }
         } else {
-          $form['taxonomy'][$vid]['#type'] = 'value';
+          $form['taxonomy'][$vid] = array(
+            '#type' => 'value',
+            '#value' => $form['taxonomy'][$vid]['#default_value'],
+          );
           unset($form['taxonomy'][$vid]['#theme']);
           
           // Do not preselect terms on nodes that already have been edited