diff --git a/src/lib/components/functional/FormatDropdown.svelte b/src/lib/components/functional/FormatDropdown.svelte
index 09f9072..4e665ab 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/functional/FormatDropdown.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/functional/FormatDropdown.svelte
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@
 
 	const selectOption = (option: string) => {
 		selected = option;
-		open = false;
 
 		// save user's selection to dropdownStates for this session
 		if (file) {