diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-contact-prefill-dialog/dmp-contact-prefill-dialog.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-contact-prefill-dialog/dmp-contact-prefill-dialog.component.ts
index 59c00caeb..b90a34cec 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-contact-prefill-dialog/dmp-contact-prefill-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-contact-prefill-dialog/dmp-contact-prefill-dialog.component.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class DmpContactPrefillDialogComponent extends BaseComponent {
 	singleAutoCompleteDmpAssociatedUserConfiguration: SingleAutoCompleteConfiguration = {
 		initialItems: (data?: any) => this.userService.queryDmpAssociated(this.userService.buildAutocompleteLookup()).pipe(map(x => x.items)),
 		filterFn: (searchQuery: string, data?: any) => this.userService.queryDmpAssociated(this.userService.buildAutocompleteLookup(searchQuery)).pipe(map(x => x.items)),
-		getSelectedItem: (selectedItem: any) => this.userService.queryDmpAssociated(this.userService.buildAutocompleteLookup(null, null, [selectedItem])).pipe(map(x => x.items[0])),
+		getSelectedItem: (selectedItem: any) => this.userService.queryDmpAssociated(this.userService.buildAutocompleteLookup(null, null, [selectedItem.id])).pipe(map(x => x.items[0])),
 		displayFn: (item: DmpAssociatedUser) => item.name,
 		subtitleFn: (item: DmpAssociatedUser) => item.email,
 		titleFn: (item: DmpAssociatedUser) => item.name,