diff --git a/create-domain.php b/create-domain.php
index 779a0d88..173b71d0 100644
--- a/create-domain.php
+++ b/create-domain.php
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ if ($error != 1 && $new) { # no error and not in edit mode - reset fields to def
 }
 
 foreach($form_fields as $key => $field) {
+  if($form_fields[$key]['display_in_form']) {
     $smartykey = "t" . ucfirst($key); # TODO: ugly workaround until I decide on the template variable names
     switch ($field['type']) {
         case 'bool':
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ foreach($form_fields as $key => $field) {
         default:
             $smarty->assign ($smartykey, $values[$key]);
     }
+  }
 }
 
 $smarty->assign ('mode', $mode);
diff --git a/model/DomainHandler.php b/model/DomainHandler.php
index fc97492f..f7bdab0c 100644
--- a/model/DomainHandler.php
+++ b/model/DomainHandler.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class DomainHandler extends PFAHandler {
                                                                                                                                 /*options*/ $this->getTransports()     ),
            'backupmx'        => pacol(  1,          1,      1,      'bool', 'pAdminEdit_domain_backupmx'   , ''                                 ),
            'active'          => pacol(  1,          1,      1,      'bool', 'pAdminEdit_domain_active'     , ''                                 , 1                         ),
-           'default_aliases' => pacol(  $this->new, 1,      0,      'bool', 'pAdminCreate_domain_defaultaliases ', ''                           , 1,'', /*not in db*/ 1     ),
+           'default_aliases' => pacol(  $this->new, $this->new, 0,  'bool', 'pAdminCreate_domain_defaultaliases ', ''                           , 1,'', /*not in db*/ 1     ),
            'created'         => pacol(  0,          0,      1,      'ts',    '' /* TODO: "created" label */ , ''                                 ),
            'modified'        => pacol(  0,          0,      1,      'ts',   'pAdminList_domain_modified'   , ''                                 ),
         );