diff --git a/web/src/views/settings/TriggerView.tsx b/web/src/views/settings/TriggerView.tsx
index 883c1f391..2b8c2bfef 100644
--- a/web/src/views/settings/TriggerView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/settings/TriggerView.tsx
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@ export default function TriggerView({
     setShowCreate(true);
     setSelectedTrigger({
       enabled: true,
-      name: "",
+      name: eventId,
+      friendly_name: "",
       type: "thumbnail",
       data: eventId,
       threshold: 0.5,