diff --git a/src/core/js/form_elements.js b/src/core/js/form_elements.js
index 8a757e5c9c2973f8ac111b9c3bc69e49c8debdf3..18e75033f18cbe03799c75ede7d4894375dcce7e 100644
--- a/src/core/js/form_elements.js
+++ b/src/core/js/form_elements.js
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ var form_elements = new function () {
     this.make_alert = function (config) {
         caosdb_utils.assert_string(config.message, "config param `message`");
         caosdb_utils.assert_type(config.proceed_callback, "function",
-          "config param `proceed_callback`");
+            "config param `proceed_callback`");
 
         // define some defaults.
         const title = config.title ? `<h4>${config.title}</h4>` : "";
@@ -218,12 +218,14 @@ var form_elements = new function () {
 
         // check if alert should be created at all
         if (remember) {
-          var result = this._get_alert_decision(config.remember_my_decision_id);
-          if (result == "proceed") {
-            // call callback asyncronously and return
-            (async function(){ config.proceed_callback(); })();
-            return undefined;
-          }
+            var result = this._get_alert_decision(config.remember_my_decision_id);
+            if (result == "proceed") {
+                // call callback asyncronously and return
+                (async function () {
+                    config.proceed_callback();
+                })();
+                return undefined;
+            }
         }
 
         // create the alert
@@ -235,8 +237,8 @@ var form_elements = new function () {
         // create the "Don't ask me again" checkbox
         var checkbox = undefined;
         if (remember) {
-            const remember_my_decision_text = config.remember_my_decision_text
-                || "Don't ask me again.";
+            const remember_my_decision_text = config.remember_my_decision_text ||
+                "Don't ask me again.";
             checkbox = $(`<p class="checkbox"><label>
               <input type="checkbox"/> ${remember_my_decision_text}</label></p>`);
             _alert.append(checkbox);
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ var form_elements = new function () {
         return form_elements._make_option(entity_id, desc);
     }
 
-    this._make_option = function(value, label) {
+    this._make_option = function (value, label) {
         const opt_str = '<option value="' + value + '">' + label +
             "</option>";
         return $(opt_str)[0];
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ var form_elements = new function () {
          * @returns {HTMLElement} SELECT element with entity options.
          */
         this.make_reference_select = async function (entities, make_desc,
-                make_value, name, multiple) {
+            make_value, name, multiple) {
             caosdb_utils.assert_array(entities, "param `entities`", false);
             if (typeof make_desc !== "undefined") {
                 caosdb_utils.assert_type(make_desc, "function",
@@ -631,7 +633,7 @@ var form_elements = new function () {
                     const is_file = $(child).is("input:file");
                     if (is_file) {
                         var fileList = child.files;
-                        if(fileList.length > 0) {
+                        if (fileList.length > 0) {
                             for (let i = 0; i < fileList.length; i++) {
                                 value = name + "_" + fileList[i].name;
                                 if (typeof data[name] === "undefined") {
@@ -668,7 +670,7 @@ var form_elements = new function () {
             }
 
             this.logger.trace("leave element_to_json", element, data, files);
-            return [ data, files ];
+            return [data, files];
         };
 
         const ret = _to_json(form, {}, []);
@@ -1210,7 +1212,9 @@ var form_elements = new function () {
     this._make_field_wrapper = function (name) {
         caosdb_utils.assert_string(name, "param `name`");
         return $('<div class="form-group caosdb-f-field" data-field-name="' + name + '" />')
-            .css({"padding": "0"})[0];
+            .css({
+                "padding": "0"
+            })[0];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1274,7 +1278,9 @@ var form_elements = new function () {
         $(ret)
             .find("input:file")
             .prop("multiple", !!config.multiple)
-            .css({"display": "block"});
+            .css({
+                "display": "block"
+            });
         if (config.accept) {
             $(ret)
                 .find("input:file")
@@ -1298,7 +1304,13 @@ var form_elements = new function () {
             select.append(form_elements._make_option(option.value, option.label));
         }
         const ret = form_elements._make_input(config, select[0]);
-        form_elements.init_select_picker(select[0], config.value);
+        // Here, the bootstrap-select features should be activated for the new
+        // select element. However, up until now, this only works when the
+        // select element is already a part of the dom tree - which is not the
+        // case when this method is called and is controlled by the client. So
+        // there is currently no other work-around than to call
+        // init_select_picker after the form creation explicitely :(
+        //form_elements.init_select_picker(select[0], config.value);
 
         return ret;
     }
@@ -1431,8 +1443,8 @@ var form_elements = new function () {
         let type = config.type || "text";
         let value = config.value;
         const _input = $(input ||
-            '<input class="form-control caosdb-f-property-single-raw-value" type="'
-            + type + '" name="' + name + '" />');
+            '<input class="form-control caosdb-f-property-single-raw-value" type="' +
+            type + '" name="' + name + '" />');
         _input.change(function () {
             ret[0].dispatchEvent(form_elements.field_changed_event);
         });
@@ -1469,4 +1481,4 @@ var form_elements = new function () {
 
 $(document).ready(function () {
     caosdb_modules.register(form_elements);
-});
+});
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