diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js
index 89828808..a4a6a720 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js	
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ function(spec, callback){
 						that = res
 						return res[cur] }, that)
 					// XXX revise this...
-					.call(that, field.text, field)
+					.call(that, field.text || '[field]', field)
 			// other...
 			: that(field) })
 	// batch callback...