diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/typedInput.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/typedInput.js
index e84aa461c..e9b53c912 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/typedInput.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/typedInput.js
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@
 
             this.selectLabel = $('<span class="red-ui-typedInput-type-label"></span>').appendTo(this.selectTrigger);
 
+            this.valueLabelContainer = $('<div class="red-ui-typedInput-value-label">').appendTo(this.uiSelect)
+
             this.types(this.options.types);
 
             if (this.options.typeField) {
@@ -261,8 +263,6 @@
                 that.uiSelect.addClass('red-ui-typedInput-focus');
             })
 
-            this.valueLabelContainer = $('<div class="red-ui-typedInput-value-label">').appendTo(this.uiSelect)
-
             // explicitly set optionSelectTrigger display to inline-block otherwise jQ sets it to 'inline'
             this.optionSelectTrigger = $('<button tabindex="0" class="red-ui-typedInput-option-trigger" style="display:inline-block"><span class="red-ui-typedInput-option-caret"><i class="red-ui-typedInput-icon fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></button>').appendTo(this.uiSelect);
             this.optionSelectLabel = $('<span class="red-ui-typedInput-option-label"></span>').prependTo(this.optionSelectTrigger);