diff --git a/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py b/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
index 921e56f..90d1884 100644
--- a/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
+++ b/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
@@ -437,8 +437,7 @@ class Parser (Process):
         #
 
         # Let's parse this for default values            
-        
-        return value
+        return jsonmerge.merge(value,self.apply(content,_code))
 
     def read(self,filename) :
         """
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5f32682..360d2cc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import sys
 def read(fname):
     return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)).read() 
 args = {
-    "name":"healthcareio","version":"1.6.2.3",
+    "name":"healthcareio","version":"1.6.2.4",
     "author":"Vanderbilt University Medical Center",
     "author_email":"steve.l.nyemba@vumc.org",
     "include_package_data":True,