diff --git a/Java/TriesWithFrequencies/src/TrieFunctions.java b/Java/TriesWithFrequencies/src/TrieFunctions.java
index e1611c09..c7b3e7d9 100644
--- a/Java/TriesWithFrequencies/src/TrieFunctions.java
+++ b/Java/TriesWithFrequencies/src/TrieFunctions.java
@@ -192,16 +192,18 @@ public static Trie merge(Trie tr1, Trie tr2) {
 
     //! @description Inserts a "word" (a list of strings) into a trie.
     public static Trie insert(Trie tr, List<String> word) {
-        return insert(tr, word, null);
+        return insert(tr, word, null, null );
     }
 
     //! @description Inserts a "word" (a list of strings) into a trie with a given associated value.
-    public static Trie insert(Trie tr, List<String> word, Double value) {
+    public static Trie insert(Trie tr, List<String> word, Double value, Double bottomVal ) {
 
-        if (value == null) {
+        if (value == null && bottomVal == null ) {
             return merge(tr, make(word, 1.0, null));
+        } else if( bottomVal == null ) {
+            return merge(tr, make(word, value, null));
         } else {
-            return merge(tr, make(word, 0.0, value));
+            return merge(tr, make(word, value, bottomVal));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/JavaTriesWithFrequencies.m b/JavaTriesWithFrequencies.m
index d9cfed70..e31d3740 100644
--- a/JavaTriesWithFrequencies.m
+++ b/JavaTriesWithFrequencies.m
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ Mathematica is (C) Copyright 1988-2017 Wolfram Research, Inc.
 JavaTrieInsert[jTr_?JavaObjectQ, word : {_String ..}] :=
     TrieFunctions`insert[jTr, Arrays`asList[MakeJavaObject[word]]];
 
+JavaTrieInsert[jTr_?JavaObjectQ, word : {_String ..}, val_?NumericQ] :=
+    TrieFunctions`insert[jTr, Arrays`asList[JLink`MakeJavaObject[word]], JLink`MakeJavaObject[N[val]], JLink`MakeJavaObject[Null]];
+
+JavaTrieInsert[jTr_?JavaObjectQ, word : {_String ..}, val_?NumericQ, bottomVal_?NumberQ] :=
+    TrieFunctions`insert[jTr, Arrays`asList[JLink`MakeJavaObject[word]], JLink`MakeJavaObject[N[val]], JLink`MakeJavaObject[N[bottomVal]]];
+
 JavaTrieInsert[jTr_?JavaObjectQ, words : {{_String ..} ..}] :=
     Block[{jTr2},
       jTr2 = JavaTrieCreate[words];