diff --git a/dashboard/sharedComponents/input/input.component.ts b/dashboard/sharedComponents/input/input.component.ts
index 603e46ea..713e8fa9 100644
--- a/dashboard/sharedComponents/input/input.component.ts
+++ b/dashboard/sharedComponents/input/input.component.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export interface Option {
             <mat-form-field class="uk-width-1-1">
               <mat-select #select *ngIf="type === 'select'" [required]="required" [value]="null"
                           (openedChange)="stopPropagation()" [formControl]="formControl" [disableOptionCentering]="true">
-                <mat-option *ngIf="placeholder && formControl.value === ''" [value]="''">{{placeholder}}</mat-option>
+                <mat-option *ngIf="placeholder" class="uk-hidden" [value]="''">{{placeholder}}</mat-option>
                 <mat-option *ngFor="let option of options" [value]="option.value">
                   {{option.label}}
                 </mat-option>