Index: trunk/src_plugins/drc_query/drc_query.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/drc_query/drc_query.c	(revision 33091)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/drc_query/drc_query.c	(revision 33092)
@@ -342,8 +342,9 @@
 		lht_node_t *nd = i->prop.src;
 		char *path = rnd_concat(DRC_CONF_PATH_CONST, nd->name, NULL);
 		rnd_coord_t *c;
+		rnd_conf_native_t *nat = rnd_conf_get_field(path);
 
-		{
+		if ((nat == NULL) || (nat->used == 0)) { /* create the definition and set default value (but only once) */
 			union {
 				rnd_coord_t c;
 				double d;
@@ -350,7 +351,6 @@
 				void *ptr;
 				char *str;
 			} anyval;
-			rnd_conf_native_t *nat;
 			lht_node_t *ndesc = lht_dom_hash_get(nd, "desc");
 			lht_node_t *ntype = lht_dom_hash_get(nd, "type");
 			lht_node_t *ndefault = lht_dom_hash_get(nd, "default");
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@
 			}
 
 			/* create the new conf node for the def if it doesn't already exist */
-			nat = rnd_conf_get_field(path);
 			if (nat == NULL) {
 				c = calloc(sizeof(anyval), 1);
 				pathfree = 0;