diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers.inc
index 81a5d33da7..df3909f064 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers.inc
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
     [% FOREACH r IN registers %]
         [% IF r.branch == Branches.GetLoggedInBranchcode %]
             [% IF r.selected %]
-                <option class="[%- r.branch | html -%][%- IF r.branch_default -%]default[%- END -%]" value="[% r.id | html %]" selected="selected">[% r.name | html %]</option>
+                <option class="[%- r.branch | html -%][%- IF r.branch_default -%][% ' ' | html %]default[%- END -%]" value="[% r.id | html %]" selected="selected">[% r.name | html %]</option>
             [% ELSE %]
-                <option class="[%- r.branch | html -%][%- IF r.branch_default -%]default[%- END -%]" value="[% r.id | html %]">[% r.name | html %]</option>
+                <option class="[%- r.branch | html -%][%- IF r.branch_default -%][% ' ' | html %]default[%- END -%]" value="[% r.id | html %]">[% r.name | html %]</option>
             [% END %]
         [% ELSE %]
-            <option class="[%- r.branch | html -%][%- IF r.branch_default -%]default[%- END -%]" value="[% r.id | html %]" disabled="disabled" style="display: none">[% r.name | html %]</option>
+            <option class="[%- r.branch | html -%][%- IF r.branch_default -%][% ' ' | html %]default[%- END -%]" value="[% r.id | html %]" disabled="disabled" style="display: none">[% r.name | html %]</option>
         [% END %]
     [% END %]
 [% END %]