diff --git a/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py b/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
index 1a49fdd..fe8d017 100644
--- a/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
+++ b/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ class Parser (Process):
         #
 
         # Let's parse this for default values            
-        return jsonmerge.merge(value,self.apply(content,_code))
+        return value # jsonmerge.merge(value,self.apply(content,_code))
 
     def read(self,filename) :
         """
@@ -490,7 +490,10 @@ class Parser (Process):
                         # Some information in the toprows can be available and applied to claims that do not have this
                         # This holds true for dates, N1, NM1 segments
                         _default =  (self.apply(_toprows,_code))
-                        DEFAULT_VALUE = dict(DEFAULT_VALUE,**_default)
+                        # print (_default)
+                        # print (DEFAULT_VALUE)
+                        # print (jsonmerge.merge(DEFAULT_VALUE,_default))
+                        DEFAULT_VALUE = jsonmerge.merge(DEFAULT_VALUE,_default)
                     segment.append(row)