diff --git a/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php b/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
index c8195c33..8c0c1cbb 100644
--- a/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
+++ b/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
                                 labelField: 'name',
                                 searchField: 'name',
                                 options: [],
-                                create: false,
+                                create: true,
                                 load: function(query, callback) {
                                     if (!query) return callback();  // Only trigger if 3 or more characters are entered
                                     $.ajax({
diff --git a/assets/js/sections/qso.js b/assets/js/sections/qso.js
index c92a103f..5c7083d8 100644
--- a/assets/js/sections/qso.js
+++ b/assets/js/sections/qso.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
 		labelField: 'name',
 		searchField: 'name',
 		options: [],
-		create: false,
+		create: true,
 		load: function(query, callback) {
 			if (!query) return callback();  // Only trigger if at least 1 character is entered
 			$.ajax({