diff --git a/vistrails/core/wrapper/specs.py b/vistrails/core/wrapper/specs.py
index 54a0136d3..97ba244d2 100644
--- a/vistrails/core/wrapper/specs.py
+++ b/vistrails/core/wrapper/specs.py
@@ -131,15 +131,28 @@ def to_xml(self, elt=None):
         for attr, props in self.attrs.iteritems():
             value = getattr(self, attr)
             default_val, is_subelt, run_eval = parse_props(props)
-            if default_val != value:
+            if default_val != value and value is not None:
+                if run_eval:
+                    value = repr(value)
+                else:
+                    value = unicode(value)
                 if is_subelt:
                     subelt = ET.Element(attr)
-                    subelt.text = unicode(getattr(self, attr))
+                    subelt.text = value
                     elt.append(subelt)
                 else:
-                    elt.set(attr, unicode(value))
+                    elt.set(attr, value)
         return elt
 
+    def set_raw(self, attr, value):
+        """ parse the value before setting it
+        """
+        props = self.attrs[attr]
+        run_eval = parse_props(props)[2]
+        if run_eval:
+            value = ast.literal_eval(value)
+        setattr(self, attr, value)
+
     @classmethod
     def internal_from_xml(cls, elt):
         # Process attributes
@@ -186,7 +199,7 @@ class PortSpec(SpecObject):
     # other attributes
     attrs = {
         "name": "",                         # port name
-        "port_type": None                   # type signature in vistrails
+        "port_type": 'basic:String'         # type signature in vistrails
     }
     attrs.update(prop_attrs)
 
@@ -273,6 +286,9 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         for spec in self.alternate_specs:
             spec.set_parent(self)
 
+    def has_alternate_versions(self):
+        return len(self.alternate_specs) > 0
+
     def set_parent(self, parent):
         self._parent = parent
         if not self.name:
@@ -432,7 +448,7 @@ class FunctionInputPortSpec(InputPortSpec):
     attrs = {"arg":     "",                           # function argument name
              "in_kwargs": (True, False, True),        # Add as kwarg?
              "in_args": (False, False, True),         # Add as arg?
-             "arg_pos": [None, False, False]}         # argument position
+             "arg_pos": (-1, False, True)}         # argument position
     attrs.update(InputPortSpec.attrs)
 
     def __init__(self, arg=None, **kwargs):
@@ -445,8 +461,17 @@ def __init__(self, arg=None, **kwargs):
 
 
 class FunctionOutputPortSpec(OutputPortSpec):
-    pass
+    attrs = {"arg":     "",                           # output name
+            }
+    attrs.update(InputPortSpec.attrs)
+
+    def __init__(self, arg=None, **kwargs):
+        if arg is not None:
+            kwargs['arg'] = arg
+        if 'name' not in kwargs and 'arg' in kwargs:
+            kwargs['name'] = kwargs['arg']
 
+        OutputPortSpec.__init__(self, **kwargs)
 
 class FunctionSpec(ModuleSpec):
     """ Specification for wrapping a python function
diff --git a/vistrails/packages/vtk/identifiers.py b/vistrails/packages/vtk/identifiers.py
index 0dd24179b..b40c648e5 100644
--- a/vistrails/packages/vtk/identifiers.py
+++ b/vistrails/packages/vtk/identifiers.py
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@
 identifier = 'org.vistrails.vistrails.vtk'
 old_identifiers = ['edu.utah.sci.vistrails.vtk']
 name = 'VTK'
-version = '1.0.1'
+version = '1.0.2'
diff --git a/vistrails/packages/vtk/init.py b/vistrails/packages/vtk/init.py
index 8d8efefc7..87d2a1c29 100644
--- a/vistrails/packages/vtk/init.py
+++ b/vistrails/packages/vtk/init.py
@@ -698,6 +698,13 @@ def handle_module_upgrade_request(controller, module_id, pipeline):
                 module_remap.add_module_remap(
                         UpgradeModuleRemap('1.0.0', '1.0.1', '1.0.1',
                                            module_name=module_name))
+            remap = module_remap.get_module_upgrade(module_name, '1.0.1')
+            # Only difference with 1.0.2 is that the spec serialization changed
+            if remap is None:
+                # Manually upgrade to 1.0.2
+                module_remap.add_module_remap(
+                        UpgradeModuleRemap('1.0.1', '1.0.2', '1.0.2',
+                                           module_name=module_name))
 
     return UpgradeWorkflowHandler.remap_module(controller, module_id, pipeline,
                                                module_remap)