diff --git a/gulliver/system/class.xmlform.php b/gulliver/system/class.xmlform.php
index e0db551d3..8fcdb4cd5 100755
--- a/gulliver/system/class.xmlform.php
+++ b/gulliver/system/class.xmlform.php
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ class XmlForm_Field {
     if ($ownerMode != '') {
         $this->mode = $ownerMode;
     }
+    if ($this->mode == '') {
+        $this->mode = 'edit';
+    }
     $this->modeForGrid = $this->mode;
   }
 
@@ -3216,6 +3219,10 @@ class XmlForm_Field_Grid extends XmlForm_Field
         $this->mode = $ownerMode;
     }
 
+    if ($this->mode == '') {
+        $this->mode = 'edit';
+    }
+
     $this->modeForGrid = $this->mode;
 
     if ($this->mode == 'view') {