diff --git a/views/macros.njk b/views/macros.njk
index b7baa89..dc89f32 100644
--- a/views/macros.njk
+++ b/views/macros.njk
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                     <i data-feather="chevron-down"></i>
                 {% elseif type == 'textarea' %}
                     <textarea name="{{ name }}" id="field-{{ name }}"
-                    {{ validation_attributes|safe }}>{{ value }}</textarea>
+                    {{ validation_attributes|safe }} value="{{ value }}">{{ value }}</textarea>
                 {% else %}
                     <input type="{{ type }}" name="{{ name }}" id="field-{{ name }}"
                             {% if type != 'checkbox' %} value="{{ value }}" {% endif %}