diff --git a/src/server/gf-client.html b/src/server/gf-client.html
index a3558e25c..c3c50dece 100644
--- a/src/server/gf-client.html
+++ b/src/server/gf-client.html
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
           <input type="text" id="inputText" value="this cheese is warm" size="50" onkeyup="update()"/>
         </p>
         <p>
-          <label>From: <select id="fromLang" onchange="update()"><option value="">Any language</option></select></label>
-          <label>To: <select id="toLang" onchange="update()"><option value="">All languages</option></select></label>
+          <label>From: <select id="fromLang" onchange="update()"><option value="" selected="selected">Any language</option></select></label>
+          <label>To: <select id="toLang"  onchange="update()"><option value="" selected="selected">All languages</option></select></label>
           <input type="submit" value="Translate" />
         </p>
       </form>