diff --git a/app/views/items/_form.html.haml b/app/views/items/_form.html.haml
index 9981be2a..5e90792b 100644
--- a/app/views/items/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/items/_form.html.haml
@@ -337,29 +337,29 @@
         - if @item.bulk_deleteable[:countries].present?
           %tr
             %th= f.label :bulk_delete_country_ids, 'Countries'
-            %td= f.select :bulk_delete_country_ids, [], {},
-              { data: { placeholder: 'Choose countries to delete', data: @item.bulk_deleteable[:countries].to_json, multiple: true }, class: 'select2' }
+            %td= f.select :bulk_delete_country_ids, [], { include_blank: true },
+              { name: 'bulk_delete_country_ids[]', data: { placeholder: 'Choose countries to delete', data: @item.bulk_deleteable[:countries].to_json, multiple: true }, class: 'select2' }
 
         - if @item.bulk_deleteable[:subject_languages].present?
           %tr
             %th= f.label :bulk_delete_subject_language_ids, 'Subject Languages'
-            %td= f.select :bulk_delete_subject_language_ids, [], {},
-              { data: { placeholder: 'Choose subject languages to delete', data: @item.bulk_deleteable[:subject_languages].to_json, multiple: true }, class: 'select2' }
+            %td= f.select :bulk_delete_subject_language_ids, [], { include_blank: true },
+              { name: 'bulk_delete_subject_language_ids[]', data: { placeholder: 'Choose subject languages to delete', data: @item.bulk_deleteable[:subject_languages].to_json, multiple: true }, class: 'select2' }
 
         - if @item.bulk_deleteable[:content_languages].present?
           %tr
             %th= f.label :bulk_delete_content_language_ids, 'Content Languages'
-            %td= f.select :bulk_delete_content_language_ids, [], {},
-              { data: { placeholder: 'Choose content languages to delete', data: @item.bulk_deleteable[:content_languages].to_json, multiple: true }, class: 'select2' }
+            %td= f.select :bulk_delete_content_language_ids, [], { include_blank: true },
+              { name: 'bulk_delete_content_language_ids[]', data: { placeholder: 'Choose content languages to delete', data: @item.bulk_deleteable[:content_languages].to_json, multiple: true }, class: 'select2' }
 
         - if @item.bulk_deleteable[:data_categories].present?
           %tr
             %th= f.label :bulk_delete_data_category_ids, 'Data Categories'
-            %td= f.select :bulk_delete_data_category_ids, [], {},
-              { data: { placeholder: 'Choose data categories to delete', data: @item.bulk_deleteable[:data_categories].to_json, multiple: true }, class: 'select2' }
+            %td= f.select :bulk_delete_data_category_ids, [], { include_blank: true },
+              { name: 'bulk_delete_data_category_ids[]', data: { placeholder: 'Choose data categories to delete', data: @item.bulk_deleteable[:data_categories].to_json, multiple: true }, class: 'select2' }
 
         - if @item.bulk_deleteable[:data_types].present?
           %tr
             %th= f.label :bulk_delete_data_type_ids, 'Data Types'
-            %td= f.select :bulk_delete_data_type_ids, [], {},
-              { data: { placeholder: 'Choose data types to delete', data: @item.bulk_deleteable[:data_types].to_json, multiple: true }, class: 'select2' }
+            %td= f.select :bulk_delete_data_type_ids, [], { include_blank: true },
+              { name: 'bulk_delete_data_type_ids[]', data: { placeholder: 'Choose data types to delete', data: @item.bulk_deleteable[:data_types].to_json, multiple: true }, class: 'select2' }