diff --git a/modules/modes/add_line.js b/modules/modes/add_line.js
index b56549682..82f4578ae 100644
--- a/modules/modes/add_line.js
+++ b/modules/modes/add_line.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function modeAddLine(context, customMode) {
     function startFromWay(loc, edge) {
         var startGraph = context.graph();
         var node = osmNode({ loc: loc });
-        var way = osmWay();
+        var way = osmWay({ tags: defaultTags });
 
         context.perform(
             actionAddEntity(node),
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export function modeAddLine(context, customMode) {
 
     function startFromNode(node) {
         var startGraph = context.graph();
-        var way = osmWay();
+        var way = osmWay({ tags: defaultTags });
 
         context.perform(
             actionAddEntity(way),
diff --git a/modules/modes/add_point.js b/modules/modes/add_point.js
index c50b287ba..3b79f86b6 100644
--- a/modules/modes/add_point.js
+++ b/modules/modes/add_point.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export function modeAddPoint(context, customMode) {
 
 
     function addWay(loc, edge) {
-        var node =  osmNode();
+        var node =  osmNode({ tags: defaultTags });
 
         context.perform(
             actionAddMidpoint({loc: loc, edge: edge}, node),