diff --git a/www/manager6/form/NodeSelector.js b/www/manager6/form/NodeSelector.js
index ca55341c..2a7f0132 100644
--- a/www/manager6/form/NodeSelector.js
+++ b/www/manager6/form/NodeSelector.js
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ Ext.define('PVE.form.NodeSelector', {
 
     // only allow those nodes (array)
     allowedNodes: undefined,
-
+    // set default value to empty array, else it inits it with
+    // null and after the store load it is an empty array,
+    // triggering dirtychange
+    value: [],
     valueField: 'node',
     displayField: 'node',
     store: {