diff --git a/assets/js/src/form_editor/blocks/custom_checkbox/custom_checkbox.jsx b/assets/js/src/form_editor/blocks/custom_checkbox/custom_checkbox.jsx
index 0cae2bad92..7a3ed25c4f 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/form_editor/blocks/custom_checkbox/custom_checkbox.jsx
+++ b/assets/js/src/form_editor/blocks/custom_checkbox/custom_checkbox.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Icon from '../custom_text/icon.jsx';
 import Edit from './edit.jsx';
+import { customFieldValuesToBlockValues } from '../../store/form_body_to_blocks.jsx';
 
 export const name = 'mailpoet-form/custom-checkbox';
 
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ export function getSettings(customField) {
       },
       values: {
         type: 'array',
-        default: [],
+        default: customField.params.values
+          ? customFieldValuesToBlockValues(customField.params.values) : [],
       },
       mandatory: {
         type: 'boolean',