diff --git a/e107_handlers/form_handler.php b/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
index 3a497bba6..2cb7917f9 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/form_handler.php
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ class e_form
 			e107::js('core', 'selectize/js/selectize.init.js', 'jquery');
 
 			$options['selectize']['wrapperClass'] = 'selectize-control';
-			$options['selectize']['inputClass'] = 'selectize-input form-control';
+			$options['selectize']['inputClass'] = 'form-control selectize-input ';
 			$options['selectize']['dropdownClass'] = 'selectize-dropdown';
 			$options['selectize']['dropdownContentClass'] = 'selectize-dropdown-content';
 			$options['selectize']['copyClassesToDropdown'] = true;
diff --git a/e107_themes/bootstrap3/admin_style.css b/e107_themes/bootstrap3/admin_style.css
index f393566b2..5a5690803 100644
--- a/e107_themes/bootstrap3/admin_style.css
+++ b/e107_themes/bootstrap3/admin_style.css
@@ -1193,9 +1193,11 @@ li.rssRow > div {
 
 /* ######## selectize.js ######## */
 
-.selectize-input input, .selectize-input.full { color: inherit; background-color:inherit }
+.selectize-input { color: inherit;  }
+.selectize-input > input,  .selectize-input.full { color: inherit; background-color:inherit}
 .selectize-control div.item { border-radius:3px; }
 .selectize-control div.item .remove { margin-top:3px }
+.selectize-input.focus { }
 
 
 /*