diff --git a/app/models/dialog.rb b/app/models/dialog.rb
index fac38f4f235..48110ab1933 100644
--- a/app/models/dialog.rb
+++ b/app/models/dialog.rb
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ def validate_field_data
     result
   end
 
-  def load_values_into_fields(values, overwrite = true)
+  def load_values_into_fields(values, ignore_nils = true)
     values = values.with_indifferent_access
 
     dialog_field_hash.each_value do |field|
       field.dialog = self
       new_value = values[field.automate_key_name] || values[field.name] || values.dig("parameters", field.name)
-      new_value ||= field.value unless overwrite
+      new_value ||= field.value unless ignore_nils
 
       field.value = new_value
     end
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ def initialize_value_context(_values)
     dialog_field_hash.each_value(&:initialize_value_context)
   end
 
+  def initialize_static_values
+    dialog_field_hash.each_value do |field|
+      field.dialog = self
+    end
+
+    dialog_field_hash.each_value(&:initialize_static_values)
+  end
+
   def init_fields_with_values_for_request(values)
     values = values.with_indifferent_access
 
diff --git a/app/models/dialog_field.rb b/app/models/dialog_field.rb
index e78ac493646..d4460a237d0 100644
--- a/app/models/dialog_field.rb
+++ b/app/models/dialog_field.rb
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ def initialize_value_context
     end
   end
 
+  def initialize_static_values
+    if @value.blank? && !dynamic
+      @value = default_value
+    end
+  end
+
   def initialize_with_given_value(given_value)
     self.default_value = given_value
   end
diff --git a/app/models/resource_action_workflow.rb b/app/models/resource_action_workflow.rb
index afa343aa0fd..9f5f66a8071 100644
--- a/app/models/resource_action_workflow.rb
+++ b/app/models/resource_action_workflow.rb
@@ -93,31 +93,6 @@ def create_values_hash
     }
   end
 
-  def load_dialog(resource_action, values, options)
-    if resource_action.nil?
-      resource_action = load_resource_action(values)
-      @settings[:resource_action_id] = resource_action.id if resource_action
-    end
-
-    dialog = resource_action.dialog if resource_action
-    if dialog
-      dialog.target_resource = @target
-      if options[:display_view_only]
-        dialog.init_fields_with_values_for_request(values)
-      elsif options[:provision_workflow] || options[:init_defaults]
-        dialog.initialize_value_context(values)
-        dialog.load_values_into_fields(values, false)
-      elsif options[:refresh] || options[:submit_workflow]
-        dialog.load_values_into_fields(values)
-      elsif options[:reconfigure]
-        dialog.initialize_with_given_values(values)
-      else
-        dialog.initialize_value_context(values)
-      end
-    end
-    dialog
-  end
-
   def init_field_hash
     @dialog.dialog_fields.each_with_object({}) { |df, result| result[df.name] = df }
   end
@@ -148,6 +123,38 @@ def validate(_values = nil)
 
   private
 
+  def load_dialog(resource_action, values, options)
+    if resource_action.nil?
+      resource_action = load_resource_action(values)
+      @settings[:resource_action_id] = resource_action.id if resource_action
+    end
+
+    dialog = resource_action.dialog if resource_action
+    load_proper_dialog_values(dialog, options, values) if dialog
+
+    dialog
+  end
+
+  def load_proper_dialog_values(dialog, options, values)
+    dialog.target_resource = @target
+
+    if options[:display_view_only]
+      dialog.init_fields_with_values_for_request(values)
+    elsif options[:provision_workflow] || options[:init_defaults]
+      dialog.initialize_value_context(values)
+      dialog.load_values_into_fields(values, false)
+    elsif options[:submit_workflow]
+      dialog.load_values_into_fields(values)
+    elsif options[:refresh]
+      dialog.initialize_static_values
+      dialog.load_values_into_fields(values, false)
+    elsif options[:reconfigure]
+      dialog.initialize_with_given_values(values)
+    else
+      dialog.initialize_value_context(values)
+    end
+  end
+
   def create_request?(values)
     ra = load_resource_action(values)
     !ra.resource.kind_of?(CustomButton) && has_request_class?
diff --git a/spec/models/dialog_field_spec.rb b/spec/models/dialog_field_spec.rb
index 019ed443b12..65bb345fe10 100644
--- a/spec/models/dialog_field_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/dialog_field_spec.rb
@@ -162,6 +162,45 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#initialize_static_values" do
+    let(:field) { described_class.new(:dynamic => dynamic, :value => value) }
+    let(:field_with_default) { described_class.new(:dynamic => dynamic, :value => value, :default_value => "test") }
+
+    context "when the field is dynamic" do
+      let(:dynamic) { true }
+      let(:value) { "value" }
+
+      it "does not change the value" do
+        field.initialize_static_values
+        expect(field.instance_variable_get(:@value)).to eq("value")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when the field is not dynamic" do
+      let(:dynamic) { false }
+
+      context "with a user-adjusted value" do
+        let(:value) { "not dynamic" }
+
+        it "does not adjust the value" do
+          field.initialize_static_values
+          expect(field.instance_variable_get(:@value)).to eq("not dynamic")
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "without a user-adjusted value" do
+        context "with a default value" do
+          let(:value) { nil }
+
+          it "does adjust the value" do
+            field_with_default.initialize_static_values
+            expect(field_with_default.instance_variable_get(:@value)).to eq("test")
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#initialize_with_given_value" do
     let(:field) { described_class.new(:default_value => "not the given value") }
 
diff --git a/spec/models/dialog_spec.rb b/spec/models/dialog_spec.rb
index c7c7f775be4..87d3dd5e72d 100644
--- a/spec/models/dialog_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/dialog_spec.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,30 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#initialize_static_values" do
+    let(:dialog) { described_class.new }
+    let(:field1) { DialogField.new(:name => "name1") }
+    let(:field2) { DialogField.new(:name => "name2") }
+
+    before do
+      allow(dialog).to receive(:dialog_fields).and_return([field1, field2])
+      allow(field1).to receive(:initialize_static_values)
+      allow(field2).to receive(:initialize_static_values)
+    end
+
+    it "sets the current dialog to each field" do
+      dialog.initialize_static_values
+      expect(field1.dialog).to eq(dialog)
+      expect(field2.dialog).to eq(dialog)
+    end
+
+    it "calls initialize_static_values on each field" do
+      expect(field1).to receive(:initialize_static_values)
+      expect(field2).to receive(:initialize_static_values)
+      dialog.initialize_static_values
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#content" do
     it "returns the serialized content" do
       dialog = FactoryGirl.create(:dialog, :description => "foo", :label => "bar")
@@ -494,16 +518,16 @@
       let(:dialog_group) { DialogGroup.new(:dialog_fields => [dialog_field1, dialog_field2]) }
       let(:dialog_field2) { DialogField.new(:value => "321", :name => "field2") }
 
-      context "when overwrite is true" do
-        it "sets nil values" do
+      context "when ignore_nils is true" do
+        it "accepts nil values as a value" do
           vars = {:field1 => "10.8.99.248"}
           dialog.load_values_into_fields(vars)
           expect(dialog_field2.value).to eq(nil)
         end
       end
 
-      context "when overwrite is false" do
-        it "does not set nil values" do
+      context "when ignore_nils is false" do
+        it "does not set values to nil" do
           vars = {:field1 => "10.8.99.248"}
           dialog.load_values_into_fields(vars, false)
           expect(dialog_field2.value).to eq("321")
diff --git a/spec/models/resource_action_workflow_spec.rb b/spec/models/resource_action_workflow_spec.rb
index f81b1afdaff..0dbb2dc2723 100644
--- a/spec/models/resource_action_workflow_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/resource_action_workflow_spec.rb
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@
       allow(ResourceAction).to receive(:find).and_return(resource_action)
       allow(dialog).to receive(:load_values_into_fields).with(values)
       allow(dialog).to receive(:initialize_value_context).with(values)
+      allow(dialog).to receive(:initialize_static_values)
       allow(dialog).to receive(:init_fields_with_values_for_request).with(values)
       allow(dialog).to receive(:target_resource=)
     end
@@ -241,8 +242,9 @@
     context "when the options are set to a refresh request" do
       let(:options) { {:refresh => true} }
 
-      it "loads the values into fields" do
-        expect(dialog).to receive(:load_values_into_fields).with(values)
+      it "initializes the static values and then loads the values into fields" do
+        expect(dialog).to receive(:initialize_static_values).ordered
+        expect(dialog).to receive(:load_values_into_fields).with(values, false).ordered
         ResourceActionWorkflow.new(values, nil, resource_action, options)
       end
     end