diff --git a/nodewords_nodetype.module b/nodewords_nodetype.module
index 6f34882..52dc337 100644
--- a/nodewords_nodetype.module
+++ b/nodewords_nodetype.module
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ function nodewords_nodetype_nodewords_tags_alter(&$output_tags, $tag_options) {
 
       // Robots
       $robots = variable_get('nodewords_nodetype_robots_'. $node->type, array());
+      //If no defaults are set for this nodetype, fallback to original values set for node.
+      if(empty($robots)){
+	  $robots = explode(',', $output_tags['robots']);;
+      }
       $output_tags['robots'] = array();
       if (!empty($robots)) {
         $value = array_filter($robots);