diff --git a/src/main/webapp/templates/observationForm.ftl b/src/main/webapp/templates/observationForm.ftl
index d7f2377f68172590b19c6dbab325d3babfb2e804..0c82d8258a75d4fc7fc33dde92cbeae706d2153f 100755
--- a/src/main/webapp/templates/observationForm.ftl
+++ b/src/main/webapp/templates/observationForm.ftl
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@
                 const locationName = nameForLocationPointOfInterestId(locationPointOfInterestId, allPois);
                 document.getElementById("locationDisplayName").innerHTML = locationName || null;
             });
-            initLocationMap(locationPointOfInterestId)
+            initLocationMap(locationPointOfInterestId);
+            initObservationData(organismId, organizationId);
         }
 
         function getDataSchema(organismId, organizationId) {