diff --git a/src/components/angular2-modal/plugins/bootstrap/bootstrap.module.ts b/src/components/angular2-modal/plugins/bootstrap/bootstrap.module.ts
index ea483571..94de9cca 100644
--- a/src/components/angular2-modal/plugins/bootstrap/bootstrap.module.ts
+++ b/src/components/angular2-modal/plugins/bootstrap/bootstrap.module.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
-import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 
 import { ModalModule, Modal as BaseModal } from '../../../../components/angular2-modal';
 
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ function getProviders(): any[] {
 }
 
 @NgModule({
-  imports: [ ModalModule, CommonModule, FormsModule ],
+  imports: [ ModalModule, CommonModule ],
   declarations: [
     BSModalFooter,
     BSMessageModalTitle,
diff --git a/src/components/angular2-modal/plugins/bootstrap/message-modal.component.ts b/src/components/angular2-modal/plugins/bootstrap/message-modal.component.ts
index dcbc91d2..655fc3f8 100644
--- a/src/components/angular2-modal/plugins/bootstrap/message-modal.component.ts
+++ b/src/components/angular2-modal/plugins/bootstrap/message-modal.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
+import { AfterViewInit, Component, ElementRef, ViewChild, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { DialogRef, ModalComponent } from '../../../../components/angular2-modal';
 
@@ -50,21 +50,28 @@ export class BSMessageModalTitle {
   template: `<div [ngClass]="context.bodyClass"> 
     <div [innerHtml]="context.message"></div>
       <div *ngIf="context.showInput" class="form-group">
-        <input autofocus 
+        <input autofocus #input
             name="bootstrap" 
             type="text" 
             class="form-control"
-            [(ngModel)]="context.defaultValue" 
+            (change)="context.defaultValue = input.value"  
             placeholder="{{context.placeholder}}">
       </div>
     </div>
 `
 })
-export class BSMessageModalBody {
+export class BSMessageModalBody implements AfterViewInit {
   private context: MessageModalPreset;
+  @ViewChild('input') private inputElement: ElementRef;
   constructor(public dialog: DialogRef<MessageModalPreset>) {
     this.context = dialog.context;
   }
+
+  ngAfterViewInit() {
+    const ctx = this.context as any;
+    if (ctx.showInput && this.inputElement && ctx.defaultValue != null)
+      this.inputElement.nativeElement.value = ctx.defaultValue;
+  }
 }