diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UserSettings/UserGMSLocationFormat.vue b/frontend/src/components/UserSettings/UserGMSLocationFormat.vue
index b276a8ab9..6b65ec222 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UserSettings/UserGMSLocationFormat.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UserSettings/UserGMSLocationFormat.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ const { t } = useI18n()
 const store = useStore()
 const { toastError, toastSuccess } = useAppToast()
 
-const selectedOption = ref(store.state.gmsPublishLocation ?? 'GMS_LOCATION_TYPE_APPROXIMATE')
+const selectedOption = ref(
+  store.state.gmsPublishLocation === 'GMS_LOCATION_TYPE_RANDOM' ? 
+  'GMS_LOCATION_TYPE_APPROXIMATE' : 
+  store.state.gmsPublishLocation
+)
 const dropdownOptions = [
   {
     label: t('settings.GMS.publish-location.exact'),