diff --git a/assets/controllers/elements/structural_entity_select_controller.js b/assets/controllers/elements/structural_entity_select_controller.js
index 60831602..f3c321ea 100644
--- a/assets/controllers/elements/structural_entity_select_controller.js
+++ b/assets/controllers/elements/structural_entity_select_controller.js
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ export default class extends Controller {
         };
 
         this._tomSelect = new TomSelect(this.element, settings);
-        this._tomSelect.sync();
+        //Do not do a sync here as this breaks the initial rendering of the empty option
+        //this._tomSelect.sync();
     }
 
     createItem(input, callback) {