diff --git a/SimpleCrud/Row.php b/SimpleCrud/Row.php
index 04f3da6..c0f875f 100644
--- a/SimpleCrud/Row.php
+++ b/SimpleCrud/Row.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public function __construct (Entity $entity, array $data = null, $onlyDeclaredFi
 			$data = array_intersect_key($data, $this->entity->getFieldsNames());
 		}
 
-		$this->values = ($data === null) ? $entity->getDefaults() : $data;
+		$this->values = ($data ?: array()) + $entity->getDefaults();
 	}