In this file: /packages/form-manager/process-procs.tcl Change ad_util_set_variables $element name defaults to ad_util_set_variables $element name defaults widget And change if { [empty_string_p $value] } { to if { [empty_string_p $value] || $widget == "none" } { More details: http://dev.arsdigita.com/doc/templates/security.html