diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/forms/dialogUserDefined.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/forms/dialogUserDefined.xml
index fc1cb5748..a58bbaf7e 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/forms/dialogUserDefined.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/forms/dialogUserDefined.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <id>rule.geoip_direction</id>
         <label>GeoIP/Direction</label>
         <type>dropdown</type>
-        <help>Connections coming from (src) or going to (dst) listed countries, default (none) selects both </help>
+        <help>Connections coming from (src) or going to (dst) listed countries, default selects both </help>
     </field>
     <field>
         <id>rule.action</id>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IDS/IDS.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IDS/IDS.xml
index d860a1ae0..1dcd7000b 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IDS/IDS.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IDS/IDS.xml
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@
                 </geoip>
                 <geoip_direction type="OptionField">
                     <Required>N</Required>
+                    <BlankDesc>Both</BlankDesc>
                     <default></default>
                     <OptionValues>
-                        <src>source</src>
-                        <dst>destination</dst>
+                        <src>Source</src>
+                        <dst>Destination</dst>
                     </OptionValues>
                 </geoip_direction>
                 <description type="TextField">