diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5d23238b..99ab4afc7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This project follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org) guidelines.
 * `[rc.1]` — Fixes exception thrown when revoking user sessions.
 * `[rc.1]` — Fixes exception that would occur when trying to delete allocations from a node.
 * `[rc.1]` — Fixes exception thown when attempting to adjust mail settings as well as a validation error thrown afterwards.
+* `[rc.1]` — Fixes bug preventing modification of the default value for an Egg variable.
 
 ## v0.7.0-rc.1 (Derelict Dermodactylus)
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Admin/Egg/EggVariableFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Admin/Egg/EggVariableFormRequest.php
index bc876e2a7..a8047f55d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Admin/Egg/EggVariableFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Admin/Egg/EggVariableFormRequest.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class EggVariableFormRequest extends AdminFormRequest
             'env_variable' => 'required|regex:/^[\w]{1,255}$/|notIn:' . EggVariable::RESERVED_ENV_NAMES,
             'options' => 'sometimes|required|array',
             'rules' => 'bail|required|string',
+            'default_value' => 'present',
         ];
     }
 
@@ -38,10 +39,8 @@ class EggVariableFormRequest extends AdminFormRequest
         // If rules is not a string it is already violating the rule defined above
         // so just skip the addition of default value rules since this request
         // will fail anyways.
-        if (! is_string($rules)) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $validator->addRules(['default_value' => $rules]);
+        $validator->sometimes('default_value', $rules, function () use ($rules) {
+            return is_string($rules);
+        });
     }
 }