diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/integration/QueryViewer.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/integration/QueryViewer.svelte
index 61fd89a2d4..b3d9b9ab6a 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/integration/QueryViewer.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/integration/QueryViewer.svelte
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@
         {/each}
       </Select>
       <Select thin secondary bind:value={query.queryType}>
-        {#each Object.keys(config[query.queryVerb]) as queryType (queryType)}
+        <option value={""}>Please select an option</option>
+        {#each Object.keys(config[query.queryVerb]) as queryType}
           <option value={queryType}>{queryType}</option>
         {/each}
       </Select>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/data/datasource/[selectedDatasource]/[query]/index.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/data/datasource/[selectedDatasource]/[query]/index.svelte
index d99c782908..f47b9f42eb 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/data/datasource/[selectedDatasource]/[query]/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/data/datasource/[selectedDatasource]/[query]/index.svelte
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     parameters: [],
     fields: {},
     queryVerb: "read",
+    queryType: "",
   }
 </script>