diff --git a/sandbox/Alloy/modules/_protected/Geta.Optimizely.GenericLinks/editors/GenericItemEditor.js b/sandbox/Alloy/modules/_protected/Geta.Optimizely.GenericLinks/editors/GenericItemEditor.js
index 24edeba..4aab390 100644
--- a/sandbox/Alloy/modules/_protected/Geta.Optimizely.GenericLinks/editors/GenericItemEditor.js
+++ b/sandbox/Alloy/modules/_protected/Geta.Optimizely.GenericLinks/editors/GenericItemEditor.js
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ define("genericLinks/editors/GenericItemEditor", [
       if (value && !(value instanceof Array)) {
         value = [value];
       }
+      this.value = value;
       this.model.set("data", value);
       this.updateDisplay(value);
     },
diff --git a/src/Geta.Optimizely.GenericLinks/ClientResources/editors/GenericItemEditor.js b/src/Geta.Optimizely.GenericLinks/ClientResources/editors/GenericItemEditor.js
index 24edeba..4aab390 100644
--- a/src/Geta.Optimizely.GenericLinks/ClientResources/editors/GenericItemEditor.js
+++ b/src/Geta.Optimizely.GenericLinks/ClientResources/editors/GenericItemEditor.js
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ define("genericLinks/editors/GenericItemEditor", [
       if (value && !(value instanceof Array)) {
         value = [value];
       }
+      this.value = value;
       this.model.set("data", value);
       this.updateDisplay(value);
     },