diff --git a/webapp_profile.py b/webapp_profile.py
index 0385d151b..f913cd662 100644
--- a/webapp_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_profile.py
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ def html_profile(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
                                         domain_full, selected, False)
             follow_search_str += \
                 '  <button type="submit" class="button" ' + \
-                'name="submitSearch">' + translate['Search'] + '</button>\n'
+                'name="submitSearch">' + translate['View'] + '</button>\n'
             follow_search_str += '</form>\n</div>\n'
             profile_str += follow_search_str
 
diff --git a/webapp_utils.py b/webapp_utils.py
index d4e10fb18..7828bfed6 100644
--- a/webapp_utils.py
+++ b/webapp_utils.py
@@ -2053,6 +2053,7 @@ def html_following_dropdown(base_dir: str, nickname: str,
         else:
             # no petnames list exists - just use following.txt
             following_list = msg.split('\n')
+        list_str += '<option value="" selected></option>\n'
         following_list.sort()
         if following_list:
             for following_address in following_list: