diff --git a/src/ui-kit/form-controls/sam-sds-autocomplete/selected-result/selected-result.component.html b/src/ui-kit/form-controls/sam-sds-autocomplete/selected-result/selected-result.component.html
index f55989afc..6a35032fc 100755
--- a/src/ui-kit/form-controls/sam-sds-autocomplete/selected-result/selected-result.component.html
+++ b/src/ui-kit/form-controls/sam-sds-autocomplete/selected-result/selected-result.component.html
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
         class="sds-tag__close close_button"
         (click)="removeItem(result)"
         (keyup.enter)="removeItem(result)"
+        type="button"
       >
         <span [attr.class]="'fa fa-sm fa-close'"></span>
       </button>