diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/tasks/nomenclature/new_combination/app.vue b/app/javascript/vue/tasks/nomenclature/new_combination/app.vue
index 0f3c4c81bd..0131fb0c6d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/tasks/nomenclature/new_combination/app.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/tasks/nomenclature/new_combination/app.vue
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     setTaxon (event) {
+      this.accept_taxon_name_ids = []
       this.taxon = event
     },
     resetInput () {
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ export default {
       this.$refs.inputSearch.focusInput()
     },
     editCombination (combination) {
+      let keys = Object.keys(combination.protonyms)
+      this.accept_taxon_name_ids = keys.map(key => { return combination.protonyms[key].id })
       this.$refs.combination.editCombination(combination.name_string, combination)
       this.$refs.inputSearch.disabledButton(true)
     },
@@ -102,7 +105,8 @@ export default {
       if (/^\d+$/.test(combinationId)) {
         this.loading = true
         GetCombination(combinationId).then(response => {
-          console.log(response)
+          let keys = Object.keys(response.protonyms)
+          this.accept_taxon_name_ids = keys.map(key => { return response.protonyms[key].id })
           this.editCombination(response)
           this.loading = false
         }, () => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/tasks/nomenclature/new_combination/components/listGroup.vue b/app/javascript/vue/tasks/nomenclature/new_combination/components/listGroup.vue
index 9423a7613c..f040f98379 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/tasks/nomenclature/new_combination/components/listGroup.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/tasks/nomenclature/new_combination/components/listGroup.vue
@@ -151,9 +151,11 @@ export default {
             this.expanded = false
           } else {
             this.rankChoose = newVal.find(item => {
-              return this.acceptTaxonIds.includes(item.id) || (this.selected && this.selected.id)
+              return this.acceptTaxonIds.includes(item.id) || (!this.acceptTaxonIds.length && (this.selected && this.selected.id))
             })
-            this.expanded = true
+            if(!this.rankChoose) {
+              this.expanded = true
+            }
           }
           this.displaySearch = false
         }
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/tasks/nomenclature/new_combination/components/newCombination.vue b/app/javascript/vue/tasks/nomenclature/new_combination/components/newCombination.vue
index dc088aeb73..a353e7b67e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/tasks/nomenclature/new_combination/components/newCombination.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/tasks/nomenclature/new_combination/components/newCombination.vue
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ export default {
           this.rankLists = response.data.protonyms
           this.parseRanks = response.data.parse
           this.searching = false
-          console.log(response);
           this.otherMatches = response.other_matches
           this.$nextTick(() => {
             if (response.data.unambiguous) {