diff --git a/includes/admin/assets/js/um-admin-forms.js b/includes/admin/assets/js/um-admin-forms.js
index 531919f4..196f58ec 100644
--- a/includes/admin/assets/js/um-admin-forms.js
+++ b/includes/admin/assets/js/um-admin-forms.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 function um_admin_init_users_select() {
-	if ( jQuery('.um-user-select-field:visible').length ) {
+	if ( jQuery('.um-user-select-field:visible:not(.um-select2-inited)').length ) {
 		function avatarformat( data ) {
 			var option;
 			if ( ! data.id ) {
@@ -84,13 +84,15 @@ function um_admin_init_users_select() {
 			templateResult: avatarformat
 		};
 
-		jQuery('.um-user-select-field:visible').each( function() {
+		let selector = jQuery('.um-user-select-field:visible:not(.um-select2-inited)');
+
+		selector.each( function() {
 			if ( jQuery(this).hasClass('select2-hidden-accessible') ) {
-				jQuery(this).select2( 'destroy' );
+				jQuery(this).removeClass('um-select2-inited').select2( 'destroy' );
 			}
 		});
 
-		jQuery('.um-user-select-field:visible').select2( select2_atts );
+		selector.addClass('um-select2-inited').select2( select2_atts );
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/includes/admin/core/class-admin-forms.php b/includes/admin/core/class-admin-forms.php
index 21bb22d9..01cb7b8c 100644
--- a/includes/admin/core/class-admin-forms.php
+++ b/includes/admin/core/class-admin-forms.php
@@ -644,8 +644,10 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'um\admin\core\Admin_Forms' ) ) {
 			$hidden = '';
 			if ( ! empty( $multiple ) ) {
 				$hidden = "<input type=\"hidden\" $hidden_name_attr value=\"\" />";
+			} else {
+				$options = '<option></option>' . $options;
 			}
-			$html = "$hidden<select $multiple $id_attr $name_attr $class_attr $data_attr data-placeholder=\"" . esc_attr( $placeholder ) . "\" placeholder=\"" . esc_attr( $placeholder ) . "\"><option value=\"\">" . esc_html( $placeholder ) . "</option>$options</select>";
+			$html = "$hidden<select $multiple $id_attr $name_attr $class_attr $data_attr data-placeholder=\"" . esc_attr( $placeholder ) . "\" placeholder=\"" . esc_attr( $placeholder ) . "\">$options</select>";
 
 			return $html;
 		}