diff --git a/src/frontend/items.eta.html b/src/frontend/items.eta.html
index 0c5efbc..9487ebb 100644
--- a/src/frontend/items.eta.html
+++ b/src/frontend/items.eta.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 					</div>
 					<div class="mb-3">
 						<label for="itemModifyModalStorageLocation" class="form-label">Select a storage location</label>
-						<select class="form-select" id="itemModifyModalStorageLocation" name="storageLocation">
+						<select class="form-select" id="itemModifyModalStorageLocation" name="storageLocationId">
 							<option value=""><i>Do not assign a storage location</i></option>
 							<% it.storeLocs.forEach(function(locs){ %>
 							<option value="<%= locs.id %>"><%= locs.name %></option>
diff --git a/static/js/editItems.js b/static/js/editItems.js
index e40c163..61d1e6d 100644
--- a/static/js/editItems.js
+++ b/static/js/editItems.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ function getDataForEdit(id) {
 			
 			// Select the correct option in the dropdown
 			const modal_itemCategoryOptions = modal_itemCategory.options;
+			modal_itemCategoryOptions[0].selected = true;
 			for (let i = 0; i < modal_itemCategoryOptions.length; i++) {
 				if (modal_itemCategoryOptions[i].value == result.categoryId) {
 					modal_itemCategoryOptions[i].selected = true;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ function getDataForEdit(id) {
 
 			// Select the correct option in the dropdown
 			const modal_itemStatusOptions = modal_itemStatus.options;
+			modal_itemStatusOptions[0].selected = true;
 			for (let i = 0; i < modal_itemStatusOptions.length; i++) {
 				if (modal_itemStatusOptions[i].value == result.statusId) {
 					modal_itemStatusOptions[i].selected = true;
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ function getDataForEdit(id) {
 
 			// Select the correct option in the dropdown
 			const modal_itemStorageLocationOptions = modal_itemStorageLocation.options;
+			modal_itemStorageLocationOptions[0].selected = true;
 			for (let i = 0; i < modal_itemStorageLocationOptions.length; i++) {
 				if (modal_itemStorageLocationOptions[i].value == result.storageLocationId) {
 					modal_itemStorageLocationOptions[i].selected = true;