diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SettingsForm/SettingsFormView.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SettingsForm/SettingsFormView.js
index f0611f573b119cca69d59bb2ab2285d67f5909ee..16bcccda16d95158a93e772c37880243c0827f6e 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SettingsForm/SettingsFormView.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SettingsForm/SettingsFormView.js
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ function SettingsFormView(settingsFormController, settingsFormModel) {
 					return {
 						label : option,
 						value : option,
-						selected : option === rowData.hintType.label,
+						selected : rowData.hintType && option === rowData.hintType.label,
 					};
 				}), "hints for children/parents");
 			}).bind(this),
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ function SettingsFormView(settingsFormController, settingsFormModel) {
 						value : option,
 						selected : option === rowData.TYPE,
 					};
-				}), "hint for type");
+				}), "hints for type");
 			},
 			"Min" : function(rowData) {
 				return $("<input>", { type : "text", class : "form-control" }).val(rowData.MIN_COUNT);