diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index e3e354a1c..b57f9aeb7 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  - fixed: Payment Method Titles Don't Match Buttons
  - fixed: Gallery: Description Text appearing in Album
  - fixed: Deleting Ticket from Event Management System Asset
+ - fixed: Thingy Search Broken
 
 7.5.16
  - Created a migration from 7.4.40 directly to 7.5.16.
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
index 26177539d..7ab95aa65 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
@@ -1339,12 +1339,14 @@ sub www_editThing {
             ."</td><td valign='top' class='tableData'>";
         $fieldsViewScreen .= WebGUI::Form::checkbox($self->session, {                 
                 checked => $field->{display},
-                name  => "display_".$field->{fieldId}
+                name  => "display_".$field->{fieldId},
+                value => 1,
             });
         $fieldsViewScreen .= "</td>\n<td valign='top' class='tableData'>";
         $fieldsViewScreen .= WebGUI::Form::checkbox($self->session, {
                 checked => $field->{viewScreenTitle},
-                name  => "viewScreenTitle_".$field->{fieldId}
+                name  => "viewScreenTitle_".$field->{fieldId},
+                value => 1,
             });
         $fieldsViewScreen .= "</td>\n</tr>\n</fieldset>";
 
@@ -1353,12 +1355,14 @@ sub www_editThing {
             ."</td>\n<td valign='top' class='tableData'>";
         $fieldsSearchScreen .= WebGUI::Form::checkbox($self->session, {
                 checked => $field->{displayInSearch},
-                name  => "displayInSearch_".$field->{fieldId}
+                name  => "displayInSearch_".$field->{fieldId},
+                value => 1,
             });
         $fieldsSearchScreen .= "</td>\n<td valign='top' class='tableData'>";
         $fieldsSearchScreen .= WebGUI::Form::checkbox($self->session, {
                 checked => $field->{searchIn},
-                name  => "searchIn_".$field->{fieldId}
+                name  => "searchIn_".$field->{fieldId},
+                value => 1,
             });
         my $sortBy;
         $sortBy = 1 if ($properties{sortBy} eq $field->{fieldId});
@@ -2191,12 +2195,14 @@ sub www_importForm {
         $fieldOptions .= "<tr><td>".$field->{label}."</td><td>";
         $fieldOptions .= WebGUI::Form::checkbox($self->session, {
                 checked => "",
-                name  => "fileContains_".$field->{fieldId}
+                name  => "fileContains_".$field->{fieldId},
+                value => 1,
             });
         $fieldOptions .= "</td><td>";
         $fieldOptions .= WebGUI::Form::checkbox($self->session, {
                 checked => "",
-                name  => "checkDuplicates_".$field->{fieldId}
+                name  => "checkDuplicates_".$field->{fieldId},
+                value => 1,
             });
         $fieldOptions .= "</td></tr>";
     }