diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Listbox.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Listbox.ts
index 1bea8b7c23..835d2c6fae 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Listbox.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Listbox.ts
@@ -117,9 +117,13 @@ export class Et2Listbox extends RowLimitedMixin(Et2widgetWithSelectMixin(SlMenu)
 
 	get value()
 	{
-		let value = this.getAllItems()
-			.filter((item) => item.checked)
-			.map((item) => item.value);
+		let value = [];
+		if(this.defaultSlot)
+		{
+			value = this.getAllItems()
+				.filter((item) => item.checked)
+				.map((item) => item.value);
+		}
 		return this.multiple ? value : value.pop();
 	}
 
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_placeholder.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_placeholder.ts
index a1116f6431..57b37933d1 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_placeholder.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_placeholder.ts
@@ -136,11 +136,10 @@ export class et2_placeholder_select extends et2_inputWidget
 			content: {app: '', group: '', entry: {}},
 			sel_options: {app: [], group: []},
 			modifications: {
-				outer_box: {
 					entry: {
 						application_list: []
 					}
-				}
+
 			}
 		};
 
@@ -156,13 +155,13 @@ export class et2_placeholder_select extends et2_inputWidget
 		data.content.app = data.sel_options.app[0].value;
 		data.content.group = data.sel_options.group[0]?.value;
 		data.content.entry = {app: data.content.app};
-		data.modifications.outer_box.entry.application_list = Object.keys(_data);
+		data.modifications.entry.application_list = Object.keys(_data);
 		// Remove non-app placeholders (user & general)
 		let non_apps = ['user', 'general'];
 		for(let i = 0; i < non_apps.length; i++)
 		{
-			let index = data.modifications.outer_box.entry.application_list.indexOf(non_apps[i]);
-			data.modifications.outer_box.entry.application_list.splice(index, 1);
+			let index = data.modifications.entry.application_list.indexOf(non_apps[i]);
+			data.modifications.entry.application_list.splice(index, 1);
 		}
 
 		// callback for dialog
diff --git a/api/templates/default/insert_merge_placeholder.xet b/api/templates/default/insert_merge_placeholder.xet
index 605965b113..62938e19ea 100644
--- a/api/templates/default/insert_merge_placeholder.xet
+++ b/api/templates/default/insert_merge_placeholder.xet
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@
 <!DOCTYPE overlay PUBLIC "-//EGroupware GmbH//eTemplate 2.0//EN" "https://www.egroupware.org/etemplate2.0.dtd">
 <overlay>
     <template id="etemplate.insert_merge_placeholder" template="" lang="" group="0" version="21.1.001">
-        <et2-vbox  id="outer_box">
-            <et2-hbox  id="selects">
+        <et2-vbox class="outer_box">
+            <et2-hbox class="selects">
                 <et2-vbox>
-                    <et2-select  id="app"></et2-select>
-                    <et2-select  id="group"></et2-select>
+                    <et2-select id="app"></et2-select>
+                    <et2-select id="group"></et2-select>
 
                 </et2-vbox>
-                <et2-listbox  id="placeholder_list" rows="10"/>
+                <et2-listbox id="placeholder_list" rows="10"/>
             </et2-hbox>
-            <et2-hbox  class="preview">
-                <et2-description  id="preview_placeholder"></et2-description>
-                <et2-button  id="insert_placeholder" label="Insert" statustext="Insert placeholder" align="right" image="export"></et2-button>
+            <et2-hbox class="preview">
+                <et2-description id="preview_placeholder"></et2-description>
+                <et2-button id="insert_placeholder" label="Insert" statustext="Insert placeholder" align="right"
+                            image="export"></et2-button>
             </et2-hbox>
             <hrule/>
             <et2-link-entry  id="entry" label="Preview with entry"></et2-link-entry>
@@ -24,13 +25,13 @@
         </et2-vbox>
         <styles>
             /** Structural stuff **/
-            #insert_merge_placeholder #_outer_box > #api\.insert_merge_placeholder_selects {
+            #insert_merge_placeholder ._outer_box > .selects {
             flex: 1 1 80%;
             }
-            #insert_merge_placeholder #_outer_box > label.et2_label {
+            #insert_merge_placeholder ._outer_box > label.et2_label {
             flex: 0 1 auto;
             }
-            #insert_merge_placeholder #_outer_box .preview {
+            #insert_merge_placeholder ._outer_box .preview {
             flex: 1 1 2em;
             font-size: larger;
             }
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@
             min-width: 500px;
             min-height: 250px;
             }
-            #_outer_box option:first-letter {
+            ._outer_box option:first-letter {
             text-transform: capitalize;
             }
         </styles>