diff --git a/problem.js b/problem.js
index 6f90fdc8a1..e5bc56e3ab 100644
--- a/problem.js
+++ b/problem.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ function ${ id }_load() {
   update_schematics();
 
   $('#check_${ id }').click(function() {
+  $("input.schematic").each(function(index,element){ element.schematic.update_value(); });
     var submit_data={};
     $.each($("[id^=input_${ id }_]"), function(index,value){
       submit_data[value.id]=value.value;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ function ${ id }_load() {
 });
 
 $('#save_${ id }').click(function() {
+  $("input.schematic").each(function(index,element){ element.schematic.update_value(); });
   var submit_data={};
   $.each($("[id^=input_${ id }_]"), function(index,value){
     submit_data[value.id]=value.value;});
diff --git a/schematicinput.html b/schematicinput.html
index 4181cc6efe..06f27db1c1 100644
--- a/schematicinput.html
+++ b/schematicinput.html
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 <span>
-<input type="hidden" class="schematic" height="${height}" width="${width}" name="input_${id}" id="input_${id}" value="${value}" />
+<input type="hidden" class="schematic" height="${height}" width="${width}" name="input_${id}" id="input_${id}" value="" />
+<div id="hidden_${id}" style="display:none">
+${value}
+</div>
+<script>
+$("#input_${id}").attr("value",$("#hidden_${id}").text())
+</script>
 <span id="answer_${id}"></span>
 % if state == 'unsubmitted':
   <span class="ui-icon ui-icon-bullet" style="display:inline-block;" id="status_${id}"></span>