diff --git a/app/views/messages/index.html.erb b/app/views/messages/index.html.erb
index ef262a7..96de30f 100644
--- a/app/views/messages/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/messages/index.html.erb
@@ -167,8 +167,18 @@ $('#message_receiver_id').on('change', function() {
   console.log('Selected recipient:', selectedText);
   console.log('Selected value:', selectedValue);
   console.log('Current display:', $select.css('color'));
+  console.log('Select element text:', $select.text());
+  console.log('Selected index:', this.selectedIndex);
+  console.log('Options count:', $select.find('option').length);
 
-  // Force re-render by temporarily hiding and showing
+  // Log the actual option that should be selected
+  console.log('Option at selectedIndex:', $select.find('option')[this.selectedIndex].text);
+
+  // Try forcing the selected attribute
+  $select.find('option').removeAttr('selected');
+  $select.find('option:selected').attr('selected', 'selected');
+
+  // Force re-render
   $select.hide().show(0);
 });