diff --git a/core/um-fields.php b/core/um-fields.php
index 97021825..c1e05011 100644
--- a/core/um-fields.php
+++ b/core/um-fields.php
@@ -1595,9 +1595,11 @@ class UM_Fields {
 
 							$output .= '<option value="' . $option_value . '" ';
 							
-							if ( $this->is_selected( $form_key, $option_value, $data ) ) {
+							if ( $this->is_selected( $form_key, $option_value, $data ) ||  $this->is_selected( $form_key, $v, $data )  ) {
 								$output.= 'selected';
 							}
+
+
 							$output .= '>'.__($v, UM_TEXTDOMAIN).'</option>';
 
 						}