diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-subtype-list.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-subtype-list.component.ts
index 6628d14439..89900fb065 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-subtype-list.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-subtype-list.component.ts
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ export class EntitySubTypeListComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit,
     const value = (event.value || '').trim();
     if (value) {
       this.add(value);
+      this.clear('');
     }
-    this.clear('');
   }
   remove(entitySubtype: string) {
     const index = this.entitySubtypeList.indexOf(entitySubtype);