diff --git a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/components/parameterComponent/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/components/parameterComponent/index.tsx
index 141ed59cd..7f7378bb3 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/components/parameterComponent/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/components/parameterComponent/index.tsx
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ export default function ParameterComponent({
                 isLoading={isLoading}
                 options={data.node.template[name].options}
                 onSelect={handleOnNewValue}
-                value={data.node.template[name].value ?? "Choose an option"}
+                value={data.node.template[name].value}
                 id={"dropdown-" + name}
               />
             </div>
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/dropdownComponent/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/dropdownComponent/index.tsx
index 983ee4cf0..729b11a55 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/dropdownComponent/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/dropdownComponent/index.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ export default function Dropdown({
                   editNode ? "input-edit-node" : "py-2"
                 )}
               >
-                {value
+                {(value &&
+                value !== "" &&
+                options.find((option) => option === value))
                   ? options.find((option) => option === value)
                   : "Choose an option..."}
                 <ForwardedIconComponent