diff --git a/lib/src/form/src/controller.dart b/lib/src/form/src/controller.dart
index 1b7c9d9..2003f0d 100644
--- a/lib/src/form/src/controller.dart
+++ b/lib/src/form/src/controller.dart
@@ -38,10 +38,45 @@ class AstromicFormController {
 
   /// Retrieves a specific [AstromicFieldNode] by its unique [id], creating it if an [initialValue] is provided.
   AstromicFieldNode<T> node<T>(String id, {T? initialValue}) {
+    // if (_nodes.containsKey(id)) {
+    //   return (_nodes[id] as dynamic) as AstromicFieldNode<T>;
+    // }
+
+    // if (initialValue != null || _isNullable<T>()) {
+    //   final newNode = AstromicFieldNode<T>(
+    //     initialValue as T,
+    //     formatter: (v) => v?.toString() ?? '',
+    //     parser: (v) => (T == String ? v : null) as T?,
+    //   );
+    //   _nodes[id] = newNode;
+    //   return newNode;
+    // }
+
+    // T? defaultValue;
+    // if (T == String || T == _typeOf<String?>()) {
+    //   defaultValue = '' as T;
+    // } else if (T == int || T == _typeOf<int?>()) {
+    //   defaultValue = 0 as T;
+    // } else if (T == bool || T == _typeOf<bool?>()) {
+    //   defaultValue = false as T;
+    // }
+
+    // if (defaultValue != null) {
+    //   final newNode = AstromicFieldNode<T>(
+    //     defaultValue,
+    //     formatter: (v) => v.toString(),
+    //     parser: (v) => null,
+    //   );
+    //   _nodes[id] = newNode;
+    //   return newNode;
+    // }
     if (_nodes.containsKey(id)) {
-      return (_nodes[id] as dynamic) as AstromicFieldNode<T>;
+      // Use 'as' carefully. Since _nodes stores AstromicFieldNode<dynamic>,
+      // we cast the node itself, not just the value.
+      return _nodes[id] as AstromicFieldNode<T>;
     }
 
+    // If we have an initial value, or the type is nullable, create the node with type <T>
     if (initialValue != null || _isNullable<T>()) {
       final newNode = AstromicFieldNode<T>(
         initialValue as T,
@@ -52,13 +87,14 @@ class AstromicFormController {
       return newNode;
     }
 
+    // Standard defaults for primitives
     T? defaultValue;
-    if (T == String || T == _typeOf<String?>()) {
+    if (T == String) {
       defaultValue = '' as T;
-    } else if (T == int || T == _typeOf<int?>()) {
+    } else if (T == int) {
       defaultValue = 0 as T;
-    } else if (T == bool || T == _typeOf<bool?>()) {
-      defaultValue = false as T;
+    } else if (T == bool) {
+      defaultValue = false as T; // This ensures bools start correctly
     }
 
     if (defaultValue != null) {
diff --git a/lib/src/form/src/widgets/value_wrapper.dart b/lib/src/form/src/widgets/value_wrapper.dart
index 5c2490d..1790259 100644
--- a/lib/src/form/src/widgets/value_wrapper.dart
+++ b/lib/src/form/src/widgets/value_wrapper.dart
@@ -38,12 +38,7 @@ class _AstromicValueWrapperState<T> extends State<AstromicValueWrapper<T>> {
     try {
       _node = widget.controller.node<T>(widget.nodeId, initialValue: widget.initialValue);
     } catch (_) {
-      if (widget.initialValue != null) {
-        widget.controller.set<T>(widget.nodeId, widget.initialValue as T);
-        _node = widget.controller.node<T>(widget.nodeId);
-      } else {
-        throw Exception('Node ${widget.nodeId} not found or failed to initialize.');
-      }
+      throw Exception('Node ${widget.nodeId}: failed to initialize.');
     }
 
     if (widget.validators != null) {