diff --git a/dev/js/spec/vcSpec.js b/dev/js/spec/vcSpec.js
index 98ffc3f..16ddf82 100644
--- a/dev/js/spec/vcSpec.js
+++ b/dev/js/spec/vcSpec.js
@@ -1985,13 +1985,21 @@
 
     it('should have a toggleble regex value', function () {
       var sv = stringValClass.create();
+
+      expect(sv.element().firstChild.value).toBe('');
+      sv.element().firstChild.value = 'der'
+      expect(sv.element().firstChild.value).toBe('der');
+
       expect(sv.regex()).toBe(false);
 
       sv.toggleRegex();
+      expect(sv.element().firstChild.value).toBe('der');
       expect(sv.regex()).toBe(true);
+      sv.element().firstChild.value = 'derbe'
 
       sv.toggleRegex();
       expect(sv.regex()).toBe(false);
+      expect(sv.element().firstChild.value).toBe('derbe');
     });
 
     it('should have an element', function () {
diff --git a/dev/js/src/vc/stringval.js b/dev/js/src/vc/stringval.js
index cce278a..c7a5d67 100644
--- a/dev/js/src/vc/stringval.js
+++ b/dev/js/src/vc/stringval.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
   value : function (val) {
     if (arguments.length === 1) {
       this._value = val;
+      this._input.value = val;
       this._update();
     };
     return this._value;
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@
 
   // Update dom element
   _update : function () {
-    this._input.value = this._value;
+    this._value = this._input.value;
+
     if (this._regex) {
       this._element.classList.add('regex');
     }