diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47e0b9f..d1ec573 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # jQuery Dependent Selects Change Log
 
+## Version 1.2.2
+
+- Allow placeholder value for sub selects through a passed array of strings
+- Fixes a display bug when form displays a hirer hierarchy choice (attr  -> prop)
+- Fixes that undefined caused an exception to exit when initially displaying the selection value
+
+
 ## Version 1.2.1
 
 - Fixes a display bug with placeholder selects and labels not displaying at the correct times
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d61e08..f768fe9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ $('.example-class').dependentSelects({
   placeholderOption: '', // String or array of strings: The text used for the sub select boxes' placeholder option.
                    // If an array, the first 'sub' level will be the first array item, you should manually create
                    // the top level's placeholder in the HTML.
+  placeholderValue: '',  // String or array of strings: The value used for the sub select boxes' placeholder option.
   placeholderSelect: false, // Array of strings: The text used for placeholder select boxes for sub levels.
   class: false, // String: Add an extra class to all sub selects
   labels: false // Array of strings: The text used for the sub select boxes' labels. Label element is
diff --git a/jquery.dependent-selects.coffee b/jquery.dependent-selects.coffee
index db83526..90a3d0a 100644
--- a/jquery.dependent-selects.coffee
+++ b/jquery.dependent-selects.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ###
-# jQuery Dependent Selects v1.2.2
+# jQuery Dependent Selects v1.2.3
 # Copyright 2012 Mark J Smith, Simpleweb
+# Licenced under MIT
 # Details on http://github.com/simpleweb/jquery-dependent-selects
 ###
 
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
     options = $.extend({
       'separator': ' > '
       'placeholderOption': ''
+      'placeholderValue': ''
       'placeholderSelect': false
       'class': false
       'labels': false
@@ -68,7 +70,19 @@
           text = placeholder[placeholder.length-1]
       else
         text = placeholder
-      $("<option>#{text}</option>")
+
+      def_val = options.placeholderValue
+      if typeof def_val == 'object'
+        if def_val[depth]
+          val = def_val[depth]
+        else
+          val = def_val[def_val.length-1]
+      else
+        val = def_val
+      if val != null && val != ''
+        val = ' value="' + val + '"';
+      
+      $("<option#{val}>#{text}</option>")
 
     labelAtDepth = (depth, $select) ->
       depth--
@@ -128,7 +142,7 @@
     clearAllSelectsByParent = ($parent) ->
       $(".dependent-sub[data-dependent-id='#{$parent.attr('data-dependent-id')}']").each ->
         if parseInt($(@).attr('data-dependent-depth')) > parseInt($parent.attr('data-dependent-depth'))
-          $(@).find('option:first').attr('selected', 'selected')
+          $(@).find('option:first').prop('selected', true)
           hideSelect $(@)
 
     createNewSelect = (name, $select, depth) ->
@@ -211,13 +225,14 @@
         for i in [(parseInt $selected_select.attr('data-dependent-depth'))..0]
           $current_select.find('option').each ->
             if $(@).html() == current_option_text
-              $(@).attr('selected', 'selected')
+              $(@).prop('selected', true)
             else
-              $(@).removeAttr('selected')
-
+              $(@).prop('selected', false)
+          
           showSelect $current_select
-          current_option_text = splitName($current_select.attr('data-dependent-path')).slice(-1)[0];
-          $current_select = findSelectParent($current_select)
+          if typeof($current_select.attr('data-dependent-path')) != "undefined"
+            current_option_text = splitName($current_select.attr('data-dependent-path')).slice(-1)[0];
+            $current_select = findSelectParent($current_select)
 
         $selected_select.trigger('change')
 
diff --git a/jquery.dependent-selects.js b/jquery.dependent-selects.js
index a41a67f..c51bbf2 100644
--- a/jquery.dependent-selects.js
+++ b/jquery.dependent-selects.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.9.1
-
+// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.9.2
 /*
- * jQuery Dependent Selects v1.2.2
+ * jQuery Dependent Selects v1.2.3
  * Copyright 2012 Mark J Smith, Simpleweb
+ * Licenced under MIT
  * Details on http://github.com/simpleweb/jquery-dependent-selects
  */
 (function($) {
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     options = $.extend({
       'separator': ' > ',
       'placeholderOption': '',
+      'placeholderValue': '',
       'placeholderSelect': false,
       'class': false,
       'labels': false
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
       }
     };
     placeholderOptionAtDepth = function(depth) {
-      var placeholder, text;
+      var def_val, placeholder, text, val;
       depth--;
       placeholder = options.placeholderOption;
       if (typeof placeholder === 'object') {
@@ -83,7 +84,20 @@
       } else {
         text = placeholder;
       }
-      return $("<option>" + text + "</option>");
+      def_val = options.placeholderValue;
+      if (typeof def_val === 'object') {
+        if (def_val[depth]) {
+          val = def_val[depth];
+        } else {
+          val = def_val[def_val.length - 1];
+        }
+      } else {
+        val = def_val;
+      }
+      if (val !== null && val !== '') {
+        val = ' value="' + val + '"';
+      }
+      return $("<option" + val + ">" + text + "</option>");
     };
     labelAtDepth = function(depth, $select) {
       var labels;
@@ -156,7 +170,7 @@
     clearAllSelectsByParent = function($parent) {
       return $(".dependent-sub[data-dependent-id='" + ($parent.attr('data-dependent-id')) + "']").each(function() {
         if (parseInt($(this).attr('data-dependent-depth')) > parseInt($parent.attr('data-dependent-depth'))) {
-          $(this).find('option:first').attr('selected', 'selected');
+          $(this).find('option:first').prop('selected', true);
           return hideSelect($(this));
         }
       });
@@ -239,14 +253,16 @@
         for (i = j = ref = parseInt($selected_select.attr('data-dependent-depth')); ref <= 0 ? j <= 0 : j >= 0; i = ref <= 0 ? ++j : --j) {
           $current_select.find('option').each(function() {
             if ($(this).html() === current_option_text) {
-              return $(this).attr('selected', 'selected');
+              return $(this).prop('selected', true);
             } else {
-              return $(this).removeAttr('selected');
+              return $(this).prop('selected', false);
             }
           });
           showSelect($current_select);
-          current_option_text = splitName($current_select.attr('data-dependent-path')).slice(-1)[0];
-          $current_select = findSelectParent($current_select);
+          if (typeof ($current_select.attr('data-dependent-path')) !== "undefined") {
+            current_option_text = splitName($current_select.attr('data-dependent-path')).slice(-1)[0];
+            $current_select = findSelectParent($current_select);
+          }
         }
         return $selected_select.trigger('change');
       }