diff --git a/src/opnsense/www/js/opnsense.js b/src/opnsense/www/js/opnsense.js
index 6fb5bd59d..e0cfa0d89 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/www/js/opnsense.js
+++ b/src/opnsense/www/js/opnsense.js
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ function setFormData(parent,data) {
                     } else if (targetNode.hasClass('json-data')) {
                         // if the input field is JSON data, serialize the data into the field
                         targetNode.data('data', node[keypart]);
-                    } else {
+                    } else if (targetNode.attr('type') !== 'file') {
                         // regular input type
                         targetNode.val(htmlDecode(node[keypart]));
                     }