diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Link/Et2LinkSearch.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Link/Et2LinkSearch.ts
index ba515361af..e0dcd1aa5b 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Link/Et2LinkSearch.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Link/Et2LinkSearch.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export class Et2LinkSearch extends Et2Select
 				// Not already rendered, update the select option
 				this.requestUpdate("select_options");
 				// update the displayed text
-				this.updateComplete.then(this.syncItemsFromValue);
+				this.updateComplete.then(() => this.syncItemsFromValue());
 			}
 		});
 	}