diff --git a/ccp/js/inputwidgeteditorcontroller.js b/ccp/js/inputwidgeteditorcontroller.js
index bff3b02..0b79c6c 100644
--- a/ccp/js/inputwidgeteditorcontroller.js
+++ b/ccp/js/inputwidgeteditorcontroller.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class CCPInputWidgetEditorController extends HTMLElement{
               <div class="col-3">
                 <div class="form-field" title="Type">
                   <label>Type</label>
-                  <select name="type" class="form-control" placeholder="type" value="${input.schema.type}" ${ input.id === 'ccpimage' ? 'readonly' : ''}>
+                  <select name="type" class="form-control" placeholder="type" value="${this.#type}" ${ input.id === 'ccpimage' ? 'readonly' : ''}>
                     <option value="string">String</option>
                     <option value="enum">Enum</option>
                   </select>