diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index 56eedb6c..99cabf8d 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -445,9 +445,8 @@
 			
 			/* Create the object for storing information about this new row */
 			var iRow = oSettings.aoData.length;
-			var oData = $.extend( true, {}, DataTable.models.oRow, {
-				"_aData": aDataIn
-			} );
+			var oData = $.extend( true, {}, DataTable.models.oRow );
+			oData._aData = aDataIn;
 			oSettings.aoData.push( oData );
 		
 			/* Create the cells */
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.data.js b/media/src/core/core.data.js
index 52e86bf4..a25401f4 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.data.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.data.js
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ function _fnAddData ( oSettings, aDataSupplied )
 	
 	/* Create the object for storing information about this new row */
 	var iRow = oSettings.aoData.length;
-	var oData = $.extend( true, {}, DataTable.models.oRow, {
-		"_aData": aDataIn
-	} );
+	var oData = $.extend( true, {}, DataTable.models.oRow );
+	oData._aData = aDataIn;
 	oSettings.aoData.push( oData );
 
 	/* Create the cells */