diff --git a/themes/grav/templates/forms/fields/selectize/selectize.html.twig b/themes/grav/templates/forms/fields/selectize/selectize.html.twig
index 3b8eb1b6..1b2fb9b1 100644
--- a/themes/grav/templates/forms/fields/selectize/selectize.html.twig
+++ b/themes/grav/templates/forms/fields/selectize/selectize.html.twig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% extends "forms/field.html.twig" %}
 
 {% block global_attributes %}
-    data-grav-selectize="{{ (field.selectize is defined ? field.selectize|merge({'create': true}) : {'create': true})|json_encode()|e('html_attr') }}"
+    data-grav-selectize="{{ (field.selectize is defined ? field.selectize|merge({'create': true})|merge({'items':value}) : {'create': true})|json_encode()|e('html_attr') }}"
     {{ parent() }}
 {% endblock %}