diff --git a/app/views/admin/communication/photo_imports/_selector.html.erb b/app/views/admin/communication/photo_imports/_selector.html.erb
index 80a83bb0375a438e876c0df5a979c14dcf444b89..22dc08c266b45fa2dabb5a0076bf2a3873005f16 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/communication/photo_imports/_selector.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/communication/photo_imports/_selector.html.erb
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ pexels_path = admin_communication_pexels_path(website_id: nil, format: :json)
             results: [],
             total: 0
           },
-          selected: {}
+          selected: null
         },
         pexels: {
           url: '<%= pexels_path %>',
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ pexels_path = admin_communication_pexels_path(website_id: nil, format: :json)
             results: [],
             total: 0
           },
-          selected: {}
+          selected: null
         },
         targets: {
           image: document.querySelector('<%= about_featured_image_image %> img'),