diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js
index 2fb49e9c49..596d19d6ab 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(
                                "dimensions",
                                "authorityURLs"];
             
-            var key;
-            for (var j=0; j<attributes.length; j++) {
+            var key, j;
+            for (j=0; j<attributes.length; j++) {
                 key = attributes[j];
                 if (key in parentLayer) {
                     // only take parent value if not present (null or undefined)
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(
                 }
             }
 
-            for (var j=0; j<complexAttr.length; j++) {
+            for (j=0; j<complexAttr.length; j++) {
                 key = complexAttr[j];
-                layer[key] = OpenLayers.Util.extend(
+                layer[key] = OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(
                     layer[key], parentLayer[key]);
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1.html b/tests/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1.html
index bebc036e10..929634d267 100644
--- a/tests/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1.html
+++ b/tests/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1.html
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 
     function test_layers(t) {
 
-        t.plan(22);
+        t.plan(24);
 
         var xml = document.getElementById("ogcsample").firstChild.nodeValue;
         var doc = new OpenLayers.Format.XML().read(xml);
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@
              [189000, 834000, 285000, 962000],
              "Correct bbox from BoundingBox");
         t.eq(bbox.res, {x: 1, y: 1}, "Correct resolution");
-
+        bbox = layers["ROADS_RIVERS"].bbox["EPSG:4326"];
+        t.eq(bbox.bbox,
+             [-71.63, 41.75, -70.78, 42.90],
+             "Correct bbox from BoundingBox (override)");
+        t.eq(bbox.res, {x: 0.01, y: 0.01}, "Correct resolution (override)");
         bbox = layers["ROADS_1M"].bbox["EPSG:26986"];
         t.eq(bbox.bbox,
              [189000, 834000, 285000, 962000],
@@ -535,7 +539,8 @@ Changes:
       <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:type="simple"
        xlink:href="http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/difguide/whatisadif.html" />
     </AuthorityURL>
-
+    <BoundingBox SRS="EPSG:4326"
+     minx="-1" miny="-1" maxx="1" maxy="1" resx="0.0" resy="0.0"/>
 
     <Layer>
       <Name>ROADS_RIVERS</Name> 
diff --git a/tests/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.html b/tests/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.html
index 334264f171..9d7eecdac5 100644
--- a/tests/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.html
+++ b/tests/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
     function test_layers(t) {
 
-        t.plan(22);
+        t.plan(24);
 
         var xml = document.getElementById("ogcsample").firstChild.nodeValue;
         var doc = new OpenLayers.Format.XML().read(xml);
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
              [189000, 834000, 285000, 962000],
              "Correct bbox from BoundingBox");
         t.eq(bbox.res, {x: 1, y: 1}, "Correct resolution");
+        bbox = layers["ROADS_RIVERS"].bbox["CRS:84"];
+        t.eq(bbox.bbox,
+             [-71.63, 41.75, -70.78, 42.90],
+             "Correct bbox from BoundingBox (override)");
+        t.eq(bbox.res, {x: 0.01, y: 0.01}, "Correct resolution (override)");
 
         bbox = layers["ROADS_1M"].bbox["EPSG:26986"];
         t.eq(bbox.bbox,
@@ -432,6 +437,8 @@ Changes:
       <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:type="simple"
        xlink:href="http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/difguide/whatisadif.html" />
     </AuthorityURL>
+    <BoundingBox CRS="CRS:84"
+     minx="-1" miny="-1" maxx="1" maxy="1" resx="0.0" resy="0.0"/>
     <Layer>
 
       <Name>ROADS_RIVERS</Name>