diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/renderers/edit_renderers.js b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/renderers/edit_renderers.js
index 09692d640..e90ac8ee5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/renderers/edit_renderers.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/renderers/edit_renderers.js
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ $.fn.dataTable.render.editRowName = function(formId, cell) {
              form="${formId}"
              type="text"
              name="repository_row[name]"
-             value="${text}"
+             value=""
              placeholder="${I18n.t('repositories.table.enter_row_name')}"
              data-type="RowName">
     </div>
   `);
+  $cell.find('input').val(text);
 };
 
 $.fn.dataTable.render.editRepositoryAssetValue = function(formId, columnId, cell) {
@@ -34,11 +35,11 @@ $.fn.dataTable.render.editRepositoryTextValue = function(formId, columnId, cell)
              form="${formId}"
              type="text"
              name="repository_cells[${columnId}]"
-             value="${text}"
+             value=""
              placeholder="${I18n.t('repositories.table.text.enter_text')}"
              data-type="RepositoryTextValue">
     </div>`);
-
+  $cell.find('input').val(text);
   SmartAnnotation.init($cell.find('input'));
 };
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/renderers/view_renderers.js b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/renderers/view_renderers.js
index 8d23fce1f..dbabd2d46 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/renderers/view_renderers.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/renderers/view_renderers.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ $.fn.dataTable.render.defaultRepositoryAssetValue = function() {
 };
 
 $.fn.dataTable.render.RepositoryTextValue = function(data) {
-  var text = $(`<span class="text-value" data-edit-value="${data.value.edit}">${data.value.view}</span>`);
+  var text = $(`<span class="text-value">${data.value.view}</span>`);
+  text.attr('data-edit-value', data.value.edit);
   return text.prop('outerHTML');
 };