diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/AuthGroupField.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/AuthGroupField.php
index 174a846b2..fc5e57023 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/AuthGroupField.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/AuthGroupField.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class AuthGroupField extends BaseField
     /**
      * generate validation data (list of certificates)
      */
-    public function eventPostLoading()
+    protected function actionPostLoadingEvent()
     {
         if (empty(self::$internalOptionList)) {
             $cnf = Config::getInstance()->object();
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/AuthenticationServerField.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/AuthenticationServerField.php
index 4d4d12086..921e7894d 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/AuthenticationServerField.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/AuthenticationServerField.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class AuthenticationServerField extends BaseField
     /**
      * generate validation data (list of AuthServers)
      */
-    public function eventPostLoading()
+    protected function actionPostLoadingEvent()
     {
         if (!isset(self::$internalOptionList[$this->internalCacheKey])) {
             self::$internalOptionList[$this->internalCacheKey] = array();
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/BaseField.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/BaseField.php
index 1825d941e..51ff545ba 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/BaseField.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/BaseField.php
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ abstract class BaseField
      */
     private $internalChangeCase = null;
 
+    /**
+     * @var bool is field loaded (after post loading event)
+     */
+    private $internalFieldLoaded = false;
+
     /**
      * generate a new UUID v4 number
      * @return string uuid v4 number
@@ -150,6 +155,7 @@ abstract class BaseField
             $node->eventPostLoading();
         }
         $this->actionPostLoadingEvent();
+        $this->internalFieldLoaded = true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -287,8 +293,8 @@ abstract class BaseField
      */
     public function setValue($value)
     {
-        // if first set, store initial value
-        if ($this->internalInitialValue === false && $value != "") {
+        // if first set and not altered by the user, store initial value
+        if ($this->internalFieldLoaded === false && $this->internalInitialValue === false && $value != "") {
             $this->internalInitialValue = $value;
         }
         $this->internalValue = $value;
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/CertificateField.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/CertificateField.php
index ce933d4dd..091b11c2b 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/CertificateField.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/CertificateField.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class CertificateField extends BaseField
     /**
      * generate validation data (list of certificates)
      */
-    public function eventPostLoading()
+    protected function actionPostLoadingEvent()
     {
         if (!isset(self::$internalOptionList[$this->certificateType])) {
             self::$internalOptionList[$this->certificateType] = array();
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/ConfigdActionsField.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/ConfigdActionsField.php
index a94b9586c..4a190b076 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/ConfigdActionsField.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/ConfigdActionsField.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class ConfigdActionsField extends BaseField
     /**
      * generate validation data (list of known configd actions)
      */
-    public function eventPostLoading()
+    protected function actionPostLoadingEvent()
     {
         if (!isset(self::$internalOptionList[$this->internalCacheKey])) {
             self::$internalOptionList[$this->internalCacheKey] = array();
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/CountryField.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/CountryField.php
index f5090cbb9..e77391fe3 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/CountryField.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/CountryField.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class CountryField extends BaseField
     /**
      * generate validation data (list of countries)
      */
-    public function eventPostLoading()
+    protected function actionPostLoadingEvent()
     {
         if (count(self::$internalOptionList) == 0) {
             $filename = '/usr/local/opnsense/contrib/tzdata/iso3166.tab';
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/InterfaceField.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/InterfaceField.php
index 6f02529e4..41d06e4da 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/InterfaceField.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/InterfaceField.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class InterfaceField extends BaseField
     /**
      * generate validation data (list of interfaces and well know ports)
      */
-    public function eventPostLoading()
+    protected function actionPostLoadingEvent()
     {
         if (!isset(self::$internalOptionList[$this->internalCacheKey])) {
             self::$internalOptionList[$this->internalCacheKey] = array();
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/PortField.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/PortField.php
index f7401d6b5..9323fd36a 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/PortField.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/PortField.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class PortField extends BaseField
     /**
      * generate validation data (list of port numbers and well know ports)
      */
-    public function eventPostLoading()
+    protected function actionPostLoadingEvent()
     {
         if (!is_array(self::$internalOptionList)) {
             self::$internalOptionList = array("any") + self::$wellknownservices;