diff --git a/src/components/custom/widget/WorkflowTemplateSelectorDialog.vue b/src/components/custom/widget/WorkflowTemplateSelectorDialog.vue
index 7d22b88818..14dd7d0715 100644
--- a/src/components/custom/widget/WorkflowTemplateSelectorDialog.vue
+++ b/src/components/custom/widget/WorkflowTemplateSelectorDialog.vue
@@ -596,8 +596,7 @@ const coordinateNavAndSort = (source: 'nav' | 'sort') => {
   }
 }
 
-// Watch for changes from the two sources ('nav' and 'sort') and trigger the coordinator.
-watch(selectedNavItem, () => coordinateNavAndSort('nav'))
+watch(selectedNavItem, () => coordinateNavAndSort('nav'), { immediate: true })
 watch(sortBy, () => coordinateNavAndSort('sort'))
 
 // Convert between string array and object array for MultiSelect component