diff --git a/module/story/model.php b/module/story/model.php
index 3323d09ee6..57bcb7b8c2 100644
--- a/module/story/model.php
+++ b/module/story/model.php
@@ -926,9 +926,6 @@ class storyModel extends model
             ->setDefault('assignedDate', $oldStory->assignedDate)
             ->setDefault('lastEditedBy', $this->app->user->account)
             ->setDefault('reviewedBy', $oldStory->reviewedBy)
-            ->setDefault('title', $oldStory->title)
-            ->setDefault('spec', $oldStory->spec)
-            ->setDefault('verify', $oldStory->verify)
             ->setDefault('mailto', '')
             ->setDefault('deleteFiles', array())
             ->add('id', $storyID)
@@ -945,6 +942,9 @@ class storyModel extends model
             ->setIF(!in_array($this->post->source, $this->config->story->feedbackSource), 'feedbackBy', '')
             ->setIF(!in_array($this->post->source, $this->config->story->feedbackSource), 'notifyEmail', '')
             ->setIF(!empty($_POST['plan'][0]) and $oldStory->stage == 'wait', 'stage', 'planned')
+            ->setIF(!isset($_POST['title']), 'title', $oldStory->title)
+            ->setIF(!isset($_POST['spec']), 'spec', $oldStory->spec)
+            ->setIF(!isset($_POST['verify']), 'verify', $oldStory->verify)
             ->stripTags($this->config->story->editor->edit['id'], $this->config->allowedTags)
             ->join('mailto', ',')
             ->join('linkStories', ',')