diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.uietemplate.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.uietemplate.inc.php
index c33d67f6d2..a1dacce9b4 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.uietemplate.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.uietemplate.inc.php
@@ -1062,10 +1062,18 @@
 				switch ($type)
 				{
 					case 'ext':
-						if (!$this->extensionPostProcess($sub,$form_name,$this->get_array($content,$form_name,True),$value))
+						$_cont = &$this->get_array($content,$form_name,True);
+						if (!$this->extensionPostProcess($sub,$form_name,$_cont,$value))
 						{
 							$this->unset_array($content,$form_name);
 						}
+						// this else should NOT be unnecessary as $_cont is a reference to the index 
+						// $form_name of $content, but under some circumstances a set/changed $_cont
+						// does not result in a change in $content -- RalfBecker 2004/09/18
+						elseif ($_cont && !$this->isset_array($content,$form_name))
+						{
+							$this->set_array($content,$form_name,$_cont);
+						}
 						break;
 					case 'htmlarea':
 						if (isset($value))