diff --git uc_order/uc_order.admin.inc uc_order/uc_order.admin.inc
index aa9bc74..4aa83d6 100644
--- uc_order/uc_order.admin.inc
+++ uc_order/uc_order.admin.inc
@@ -945,6 +945,7 @@ function uc_order_select_customer_form($form_state, $options = NULL) {
       '#title' => t('Select a customer'),
       '#size' => 7,
       '#options' => $options,
+      '#default_value' => key($options),
       '#attributes' => array('ondblclick' => 'return select_customer_search();'),
     );
   }
