diff --git a/mods/default/init.lua b/mods/default/init.lua
index ef29f1c..33aa7d1 100644
--- a/mods/default/init.lua
+++ b/mods/default/init.lua
@@ -624,11 +624,12 @@ minetest.register_node("default:sign_wall", {
 	end,
 	on_receive_fields = function(pos, formname, fields, sender)
 		--print("Sign at "..minetest.pos_to_string(pos).." got "..dump(fields))
+		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+		meta:set_string("formspec", "field[text;;${text}]")
 		if minetest.is_protected(pos, sender:get_player_name()) then
 			minetest.record_protection_violation(pos, sender:get_player_name())
 			return
 		end
-		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
 		if not fields.text then return end
 		minetest.log("action", (sender:get_player_name() or "").." wrote \""..fields.text..
 				"\" to sign at "..minetest.pos_to_string(pos))