diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-autocomplete.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-autocomplete.component.ts
index fef58ca22b..36b9b24bef 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-autocomplete.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/entity/entity-autocomplete.component.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class EntityAutocompleteComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit
 
   selectEntityFormGroup: FormGroup;
 
-  modelValue: string | EntityId | null;
+  modelValue: string | null;
 
   entityTypeValue: EntityType | AliasEntityType;