diff --git a/webform_entity.module b/webform_entity.module
index 1d1fdd7..af2493d 100644
--- a/webform_entity.module
+++ b/webform_entity.module
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ function webform_entity_empty_component() {
       'value' => '',
       'extra' => array(
         'private' => FALSE,
+        'hidden_type' => 'value'
       ),
       'mandatory' => 0,
       'weight' => 0,