diff --git a/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/ExecuteContainerCommand.php b/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/ExecuteContainerCommand.php
index ca1597d4f..9003e093a 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/ExecuteContainerCommand.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/ExecuteContainerCommand.php
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ class ExecuteContainerCommand extends Component
         }
     }
 
+    public function updatedSelectedContainer()
+    {
+        if ($this->selected_container !== 'default') {
+            $this->connectToContainer();
+        }
+    }
+
     #[On('connectToServer')]
     public function connectToServer()
     {
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/project/shared/execute-container-command.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/project/shared/execute-container-command.blade.php
index c04af1dd5..71d253103 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/project/shared/execute-container-command.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/project/shared/execute-container-command.blade.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             <div>No containers are running or terminal access is disabled on this server.</div>
         @else
             <form class="w-full flex gap-2 items-end" wire:submit="$dispatchSelf('connectToContainer')">
-                <x-forms.select label="Container" id="container" required wire:model="selected_container">
+                <x-forms.select label="Container" id="container" required wire:model.live="selected_container">
                     @foreach ($containers as $container)
                         @if ($loop->first)
                             <option disabled value="default">Select a container</option>