Problem with vertical spacing units

In CorelDraw X7, I have set the default for Vertical Spacing Units to % of Pt. size. As soon as I create a text object, the Vertical Spacing Units for the text is automatically set to % of Char. height. When the text object is deselected, the setting reverts to the default. I can't find any place to fix this behavior and I'm assuming this is a bug.

Could someone from Corel address this please.

Thanks,

Keith