Restriction on RTF on Load of Stateless form

Restriction on RTF on Load of Stateless form

Are there any restrictions on setting the value of a RTF in a stateless form? In the on load section I'm setting a RTF equal to a RTF field from a fetched record. Nothing shows in the screen field. An alert statement does show the value. So I know I have fetched the record properly.

I can put the value of the fetched RTF into a multiline field with no problem.  Once the form is loaded I have a field that fetches the record and properly loads the RTF field with the correct value. It is only in the on Load section that I can not put a value in a RTF field.