diff --git a/src/classes/XLite/Model/Attribute.php b/src/classes/XLite/Model/Attribute.php
index 0a9ed22a40..94667fa049 100644
--- a/src/classes/XLite/Model/Attribute.php
+++ b/src/classes/XLite/Model/Attribute.php
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ public function setType($type)
             if (
                 $this->type
                 && $type != $this->type
+                && $this->getId()
             ) {
                 $this->setDefaultValue($this->defaultValue);
                 foreach ($this->getAttributeOptions() as $option) {