diff --git a/libs/plugins/function.html_options.php b/libs/plugins/function.html_options.php
index 1b3cd509..11d3eb77 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/function.html_options.php
+++ b/libs/plugins/function.html_options.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function smarty_function_html_options($params, &$smarty)
 {
    require_once $smarty->_get_plugin_filepath('shared','escape_special_chars');
   
-   $name = 'select';
+   $name = null;
    $values = null;
    $options = null;
    $selected = array();