diff --git a/lib/simple_captcha/form_builder.rb b/lib/simple_captcha/form_builder.rb
index 2ccc7f4..b4323d8 100644
--- a/lib/simple_captcha/form_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_captcha/form_builder.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def simple_captcha_field(options={})
           html.merge!(options[:input_html] || {})
           html[:placeholder] = options[:placeholder] || I18n.t('simple_captcha.placeholder')
           
-          text_field(:captcha, :value => '', :autocomplete => 'off') +
+          text_field(:captcha, html) +
           hidden_field(:captcha_key, {:value => options[:field_value]})
         end
     end