diff --git a/docker/routlin-dash/app/factory.py b/docker/routlin-dash/app/factory.py
index ad1a47c..4e3aa51 100644
--- a/docker/routlin-dash/app/factory.py
+++ b/docker/routlin-dash/app/factory.py
@@ -472,7 +472,8 @@ def collect_form_originals(items, tokens):
                     result[name] = []
             elif input_type == 'select' and not value:
                 try:
-                    opts = json.loads(apply_tokens(item.get('options', '[]'), tokens))
+                    raw_opts = item.get('options', [])
+                    opts = raw_opts if isinstance(raw_opts, list) else json.loads(apply_tokens(raw_opts, tokens))
                     value = opts[0]['value'] if opts else ''
                 except Exception:
                     pass