diff --git a/js/id/ui/preset/input.js b/js/id/ui/preset/input.js
index cb9a4ee8b..926b9a8a2 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/preset/input.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/preset/input.js
@@ -4,79 +4,60 @@ iD.ui.preset.tel =
 iD.ui.preset.email =
 iD.ui.preset.url = function(field, context) {
 
-    var dispatch = d3.dispatch('init', 'change'),
+    var dispatch = d3.dispatch('change'),
         input,
-        entity,
-        isInitialized;
+        entity;
 
     function i(selection) {
-        isInitialized = false;
+        var fieldId = 'preset-input-' + field.id;
 
         input = selection.selectAll('input')
             .data([0]);
 
+        input.enter().append('input')
+            .attr('type', field.type)
+            .attr('id', fieldId)
+            .attr('placeholder', field.placeholder() || t('inspector.unknown'));
+
+        input
+            .on('input', change(true))
+            .on('blur', change())
+            .on('change', change());
+
         if (field.type === 'tel') {
             var center = entity.extent(context.graph()).center();
-
             iD.services.nominatim().countryCode(center, function (err, countryCode) {
-
-                input.enter().append('input')
-                    .attr('type', field.type)
-                    .attr('id', 'preset-input-' + field.id)
-                    .attr('placeholder',
-                        iD.data.phoneFormats[countryCode] ||
-                        field.placeholder() ||
-                        t('inspector.unknown'));
-
-                input
-                    .on('input', change(true))
-                    .on('blur', change())
-                    .on('change', change());
-
-                dispatch.init();
-                isInitialized = true;
+                if (err || !iD.data.phoneFormats[countryCode]) return;
+                selection.selectAll('#' + fieldId)
+                    .attr('placeholder', iD.data.phoneFormats[countryCode]);
             });
-        } else {
-            input.enter().append('input')
-                .attr('type', field.type)
-                .attr('id', 'preset-input-' + field.id)
-                .attr('placeholder', field.placeholder() || t('inspector.unknown'));
 
-            input
-                .on('input', change(true))
-                .on('blur', change())
-                .on('change', change());
+        } else if (field.type === 'number') {
+            input.attr('type', 'text');
 
-            if (field.type === 'number') {
-                input.attr('type', 'text');
+            var spinControl = selection.selectAll('.spin-control')
+                .data([0]);
 
-                var spinControl = selection.selectAll('.spin-control')
-                    .data([0]);
+            var enter = spinControl.enter().append('div')
+                .attr('class', 'spin-control');
 
-                var enter = spinControl.enter().append('div')
-                    .attr('class', 'spin-control');
+            enter.append('button')
+                .datum(1)
+                .attr('class', 'increment')
+                .attr('tabindex', -1);
 
-                enter.append('button')
-                    .datum(1)
-                    .attr('class', 'increment')
-                    .attr('tabindex', -1);
+            enter.append('button')
+                .datum(-1)
+                .attr('class', 'decrement')
+                .attr('tabindex', -1);
 
-                enter.append('button')
-                    .datum(-1)
-                    .attr('class', 'decrement')
-                    .attr('tabindex', -1);
-
-                spinControl.selectAll('button')
-                    .on('click', function(d) {
-                        d3.event.preventDefault();
-                        var num = parseInt(input.node().value || 0, 10);
-                        if (!isNaN(num)) input.node().value = num + d;
-                        change()();
-                    });
-            }
-
-            dispatch.init();
-            isInitialized = true;
+            spinControl.selectAll('button')
+                .on('click', function(d) {
+                    d3.event.preventDefault();
+                    var num = parseInt(input.node().value || 0, 10);
+                    if (!isNaN(num)) input.node().value = num + d;
+                    change()();
+                });
         }
     }
 
@@ -95,13 +76,7 @@ iD.ui.preset.url = function(field, context) {
     };
 
     i.tags = function(tags) {
-        if (isInitialized) {
-            input.value(tags[field.key] || '');
-        } else {
-            dispatch.on('init', function () {
-                input.value(tags[field.key] || '');
-            });
-        }
+        input.value(tags[field.key] || '');
     };
 
     i.focus = function() {