diff --git a/src/main/webapp/templates/forecastConfigurationForm.ftl b/src/main/webapp/templates/forecastConfigurationForm.ftl
index 56c50f57ff3d3d1d5822aba263a70b2ed8405a05..22f2da3bb02e68e8aff8c59715e6787c2edc2885 100755
--- a/src/main/webapp/templates/forecastConfigurationForm.ftl
+++ b/src/main/webapp/templates/forecastConfigurationForm.ftl
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
             })
                 .then(response => response.json())
                 .then(poi => {
+                    poi.location=[poi.longitude, poi.latitude];
                     locationList.push(poi);
                     renderPoiSelect(selectLocationElement, locationList, poi.pointOfInterestId);
                     // Assuming that this is not a weather station, since weather stations cannot be created using the