diff --git a/system/helpers/form_helper.php b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
index 8186d4c..a166198 100644
--- a/system/helpers/form_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
@@ -196,9 +196,15 @@
 {
 	$defaults = array('name' => (( ! is_array($data)) ? $data : ''), 'cols' => '90', 'rows' => '12');
 	
-	$val = (( ! is_array($data) OR ! isset($data['value'])) ? $value : $data['value']);
-
-	unset ($data['value']); // textareas don't use the value attribute
+    if ( ! is_array($data) OR ! isset($data['value']))
+	{
+		$val = $value;
+	}
+    else
+	{
+		$val = $data['value']; 
+		unset($data['value']); // textareas don't use the value attribute
+	}
 		
 	return "<textarea ".parse_form_attributes($data, $defaults).$extra.">".$val."</textarea>\n";
 }