diff --git a/src/openforms/js/components/admin/form_design/registrations/objectsapi/ObjectsApiOptionsFormFields.js b/src/openforms/js/components/admin/form_design/registrations/objectsapi/ObjectsApiOptionsFormFields.js
index 8bd06a26bb..15ed2f55b8 100644
--- a/src/openforms/js/components/admin/form_design/registrations/objectsapi/ObjectsApiOptionsFormFields.js
+++ b/src/openforms/js/components/admin/form_design/registrations/objectsapi/ObjectsApiOptionsFormFields.js
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ const ObjectsApiOptionsFormFields = ({index, name, schema, formData, onChange})
     }
 
     setAvailableObjecttypes(response.data);
+    if (objecttype === '') {
+      onChange(
+        produce(formData, draft => {
+          draft.objecttype = availableObjecttypes[0].url;
+        })
+      );
+    }
   }, [version]);
 
   const {loading: objecttypeVersionLoading, error: objecttypeVersionLoadingError} =