diff --git a/apps/settings/src/components/Users/UserRow.vue b/apps/settings/src/components/Users/UserRow.vue
index 86c192b68242b..678179a2f327f 100644
--- a/apps/settings/src/components/Users/UserRow.vue
+++ b/apps/settings/src/components/Users/UserRow.vue
@@ -250,12 +250,12 @@
 					:input-id="'manager' + uniqueId"
 					:close-on-select="true"
 					:disabled="isLoadingField"
-					:loading="idState.loading.manager"
+					:loading="idState.loadingPossibleManagers || idState.loading.manager"
 					label="displayname"
 					:options="idState.possibleManagers"
 					:placeholder="managerLabel"
 					class="select-vue"
-					@open="searchUserManager"
+					@open="searchInitialUserManager"
 					@search="searchUserManager"
 					@option:selected="updateUserManager"
 					@input="updateUserManager" />
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ export default {
 		return {
 			selectedQuota: false,
 			rand: Math.random().toString(36).substring(2),
+			loadingPossibleManagers: false,
 			possibleManagers: [],
 			currentManager: '',
 			editing: false,
@@ -550,6 +551,12 @@ export default {
 			})
 		},
 
+		async searchInitialUserManager() {
+			this.idState.loadingPossibleManagers = true
+			await this.searchUserManager()
+			this.idState.loadingPossibleManagers = false
+		},
+
 		async searchUserManager(query) {
 			await this.$store.dispatch('searchUsers', { offset: 0, limit: 10, search: query }).then(response => {
 				const users = response?.data ? this.filterManagers(Object.values(response?.data.ocs.data.users)) : []