Properties empty with custom module

I'm working on a custom module. In the backend i'm able to select a photoalbum which I want to attach to a specific newsitem.

The page load looks like this;

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        Dim properties As Properties = Dynamicweb.Properties.LoadProperties()

        'Set default values
        'properties.SetDefaultValue("HelloText", "Hi Dynamicweb!")
        'HelloText.Value = properties("HelloText").ToString()

        Dim ddlAlbums As HtmlSelect = CType(Page.FindControl("ddlAlbums"), HtmlSelect)
        Dim albums As INNO_FotoAlbum.INNO_FotoAlbumCollection = INNO_FotoAlbum.INNO_FotoAlbumItem.GetFotoAlbums()
        For Each album As INNO_FotoAlbum.INNO_FotoAlbumItem In albums
            Dim listItem As New ListItem(album.Titel, album.AlbumId.ToString())
            ddlAlbums.Items.Add(listItem)
        Next

        properties.SetDefaultValue("ddlAlbums", "1")

        ddlAlbums.SelectedIndex = properties("ddlAlbums")
    End Sub



In my frontend class i want to do the following;

Dim albumId As Integer = Convert.ToInt32(Properties.Values("ddlAlbums"))


However, the value for 'ddlAlbums' is empty. What is going wrong here and why isn't this value available?

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Properties empty with custom module

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