diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-autocomplete.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-autocomplete.component.ts
index 8d76118bcf..e649a8702b 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-autocomplete.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-autocomplete.component.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export class EntityAutocompleteComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit
           this.dirty = true;
         }
       }
+      this.selectEntityFormGroup.get('entity').updateValueAndValidity();
     }
   }