diff --git a/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/header.php b/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/header.php
index 7d4323dd86ec0aa8e47696b126e5a1bbb5b80e8b..fa6ebeb866f593fa97297dde9f502f502ab4c8ff 100644
--- a/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/header.php
+++ b/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/header.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ if ($vars['title'] == "Edit profile") {
 		var selFrom = document.createElement("select");
 		selFrom.name = "form_data_profile_attended_from";
 		x = 1940;
-		html = "<option>Did Not Attend UNL</option>";
+		html = "<option></option><option>Did Not Attend UNL</option>";
 		while (x++ < curYear + 6) {
 			html+= '<option';
 			if (x == from_year) {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ if ($vars['title'] == "Edit profile") {
 		var selTo = document.createElement("select");
 		selTo.name = "form_data_profile_attended_to";
 		x = 1940;
-		html = "<option>Did Not Attend UNL</option>";
+		html = "<option></option><option>Did Not Attend UNL</option>";
 		while (x++ < curYear + 6) {
 			html+= '<option';
 			if (x == to_year) {