diff --git a/src/core/js/form_panel.js b/src/core/js/form_panel.js
index eda894371c99f15ac2c0464178547a5a294e712e..bacdc5098d3b156aac81ea0bbef1bb63387fd96e 100644
--- a/src/core/js/form_panel.js
+++ b/src/core/js/form_panel.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ var form_panel = new function () {
             if (panel.find("form").length === 0) {
                 const form = form_elements.make_form(form_config);
                 panel.append(form);
+                $(form).find(".selectpicker").selectpicker();
 
                 form.addEventListener("caosdb.form.cancel",
                     (e) => form_panel.destroy_form_panel(panel),