diff --git a/core/default_settings/default_setting_edit.php b/core/default_settings/default_setting_edit.php
index de3c8a1a93..39f156f577 100644
--- a/core/default_settings/default_setting_edit.php
+++ b/core/default_settings/default_setting_edit.php
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@
 //pre-populate the form
 	if (count($_GET) > 0 && $_POST["persistformvar"] != "true") {
 		$default_setting_uuid = $_GET["id"];
-		$sql = "select * from v_default_settings ";
+		$sql = "select default_setting_uuid, default_setting_category, default_setting_subcategory, default_setting_name, default_setting_value, cast(default_setting_enabled as text), default_setting_description ";
+		$sql .= "from v_default_settings ";
 		$sql .= "where default_setting_uuid = :default_setting_uuid ";
 		$parameters['default_setting_uuid'] = $default_setting_uuid;
 		$database = new database;
@@ -766,4 +767,4 @@
 //include the footer
 	require_once "resources/footer.php";
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>