diff --git a/tailbone/templates/batch/index.mako b/tailbone/templates/batch/index.mako
index 876adccf..75669035 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/batch/index.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/batch/index.mako
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
       <script type="text/javascript">
 
         var has_execution_options = ${'true' if master.has_execution_options(batch) else 'false'};
+        var dialog_opened = false;
 
         $(function() {
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
                 if (has_execution_options) {
                     $('#execution-options-dialog').dialog({
                         title: "Execution Options",
-                        width: 500,
+                        width: 550,
                         height: 300,
                         modal: true,
                         buttons: [
@@ -32,7 +33,13 @@
                                     $(this).dialog('close');
                                 }
                             }
-                        ]
+                        ],
+                        open: function() {
+                            if (! dialog_opened) {
+                                $('#execution-options-dialog select').selectmenu();
+                                dialog_opened = true;
+                            }
+                        }
                     });
                 } else {
                     $(this).button('option', 'label', "Executing, please wait...").button('disable');