diff --git a/app/views/registrar/contacts/form_partials/_general.haml b/app/views/registrar/contacts/form_partials/_general.haml
index 9e243103a..31479ddcd 100644
--- a/app/views/registrar/contacts/form_partials/_general.haml
+++ b/app/views/registrar/contacts/form_partials/_general.haml
@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@
       .col-md-3.control-label
         = f.label :ident_country_code, t(:country) + '*'
       .col-md-7
-        = f.select(:ident_country_code, SortedCountry.all_options(f.object.ident_country_code), {}, 
+        = f.select(:ident_country_code, SortedCountry.all_options(f.object.ident_country_code), 
+          { selected: f.object.ident_country_code, include_blank: true }, 
           class: 'js-ident-country-code', required: true, disabled: @contact.persisted?)
 
     .form-group
       .col-md-3.control-label
         = f.label :ident_type, t(:type) + '*'
       .col-md-7
-        = f.select(:ident_type, Depp::Contact::SELECTION_TYPES, { selected: f.object.ident_type },
+        = f.select(:ident_type, Depp::Contact::SELECTION_TYPES, 
+          { selected: f.object.ident_type, include_blank: true },
           class: 'js-ident-type', required: true, disabled: @contact.persisted?)
 
     .form-group