diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/dropdown-select.js b/static/js/directives/ui/dropdown-select.js
index e6cd0e289..00e4f4da1 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/dropdown-select.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/dropdown-select.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('dropdownSelect', function ($compile) {
           source: dropdownHound.ttAdapter(),
           templates: {
             'suggestion': function (datum) {
-              template = datum['template'] ? datum['template'](datum) : datum['value'];
+              template = datum['template'] ? datum['template'](datum) : '<span>' + datum['value'] + '</span>';
               return template;
             }
           }