diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c51812de..57a16ea7 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ gem 'aws-sdk-s3' # Talk to the catalog
 # Admin Dashboard
 gem 'activeadmin'
 gem 'mission_control-jobs' # Jobs dashboard
-gem 'country_select' # , '~> 8.0' # 9.0 breaks active admin
+gem 'country_select'
 
 # Graphql
 gem 'graphiql-rails' # , '1.8.0' # https://github.com/rmosolgo/graphiql-rails/issues/106
diff --git a/lib/monkeypatch.rb b/lib/monkeypatch.rb
index 46778d48..c51b2a98 100644
--- a/lib/monkeypatch.rb
+++ b/lib/monkeypatch.rb
@@ -59,3 +59,28 @@ class RecordResponse < Base
 # Make zeitwork happy
 module Monkeypatch
 end
+
+# NOTE: Formtastic 5 doesn't support latest country_select gem
+# https://github.com/formtastic/formtastic/issues/1381
+module Formtastic
+  module Inputs
+    class CountryInput
+      include Base
+
+      CountrySelectPluginMissing = Class.new(StandardError)
+
+      def to_html
+        raise CountrySelectPluginMissing, 'To use the :country input, please install a country_select plugin, like this one: https://github.com/stefanpenner/country_select' unless builder.respond_to?(:country_select)
+
+        input_wrapping do
+          label_html <<
+            builder.country_select(method, input_options.reverse_merge(priority_countries:), input_html_options)
+        end
+      end
+
+      def priority_countries
+        options[:priority_countries] || builder.priority_countries
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end