diff --git a/webapp/components/Dropdown.vue b/webapp/components/Dropdown.vue
index 0dfff3736..7e4d21223 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Dropdown.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Dropdown.vue
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default {
   data() {
     return {
       isPopoverOpen: false,
-      developerNoAutoClosing: true, // stops automatic closing of menu for developer purposes: default is 'false'
+      developerNoAutoClosing: false, // stops automatic closing of menu for developer purposes: default is 'false'
     }
   },
   computed: {