diff --git a/addons/website_portal/views/templates.xml b/addons/website_portal/views/templates.xml
index 592bf9a4f63..ec902564380 100644
--- a/addons/website_portal/views/templates.xml
+++ b/addons/website_portal/views/templates.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
                                         <select name="country_id" class="form-control">
                                             <option value="">Country...</option>
                                             <t t-foreach="countries or []" t-as="country">
-                                                <option t-att-value="country.id" t-att-selected="country.id == partner.country_id.id">
+                                                <option t-att-value="country.id" t-att-selected="country.id == int(country_id) if country_id else country.id == partner.country_id.id">
                                                     <t t-esc="country.name" />
                                                 </option>
                                             </t>