diff --git a/plugins/transforms/valuemapper/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/pipeline/transforms/valuemapper/ValueMapperDialog.java b/plugins/transforms/valuemapper/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/pipeline/transforms/valuemapper/ValueMapperDialog.java
index a08d3e0cdd..5701f5c764 100644
--- a/plugins/transforms/valuemapper/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/pipeline/transforms/valuemapper/ValueMapperDialog.java
+++ b/plugins/transforms/valuemapper/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/pipeline/transforms/valuemapper/ValueMapperDialog.java
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ private void getFields() {
   /** Copy information from the meta-data input to the dialog fields. */
   public void getData() {
     if (input.getFieldToUse() != null) {
+      if (wFieldName.indexOf(input.getFieldToUse()) < 0) {
+        wFieldName.add(input.getFieldToUse());
+      }
       wFieldName.setText(input.getFieldToUse());
     }
     if (input.getTargetField() != null) {