diff --git a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/component/tabView/TabViewRenderer.java b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/component/tabView/TabViewRenderer.java
index 939f002b5..be1a42362 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/component/tabView/TabViewRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/component/tabView/TabViewRenderer.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public void encodeBegin(FacesContext context, UIComponent component) throws IOEx
 		final String hiddenInputFieldID = clientId.replace(":", "_") + "_activeIndex";
 		writer.writeAttribute("name", hiddenInputFieldID, "name");
 		writer.writeAttribute("id", hiddenInputFieldID, "id");
-		writer.writeAttribute("value", tabView.getActiveIndex(), "value");
+		writer.writeAttribute("value", "", "value");
 		writer.endElement("input");
 
 		writer.startElement("div", tabView);