diff --git a/resources/assets/javascripts/lib/resources.js b/resources/assets/javascripts/lib/resources.js
index 9acb2e375b844082503805a5f116b31c8f8be35d..0c2980e1a7a342aee6eff9fdfe02514a367b8510 100644
--- a/resources/assets/javascripts/lib/resources.js
+++ b/resources/assets/javascripts/lib/resources.js
@@ -292,14 +292,15 @@ class Resources
                 //Something is wrong.
                 return;
             }
-            let options_html = '';
+            let options = [];
             for (let option of option_select_options) {
-                let splitted_option = option.split('~~');
-                options_html += '<option value="' + splitted_option[0] + '">'
-                    + (splitted_option[1] ?? splitted_option[0])
-                    + '</option>';
+                const opt = $('<option>', {
+                    value: option,
+                    text: option,
+                });
+                options.push(opt);
             }
-            $(new_criteria_select).append(options_html);
+            $(new_criteria_select).append(options);
         } else if (option_type === 'date') {
             let time_inputs = jQuery(new_criteria).find('input[data-time="yes"]');
             let date_inputs = jQuery(new_criteria).find('input[type="date"]');
diff --git a/templates/sidebar/room-search-criteria.php b/templates/sidebar/room-search-criteria.php
index 3ccaae163611eaebc93638c8e54abfde4fbed625..383068188e079cb6e7c01f222d4321fbec75a196 100644
--- a/templates/sidebar/room-search-criteria.php
+++ b/templates/sidebar/room-search-criteria.php
@@ -64,14 +64,11 @@
             <?= htmlReady($criteria['title']) ?>
             <select name="<?= htmlReady($criteria['name']) ?>">
                 <? if (is_array($criteria['options'])): ?>
-                    <? foreach ($criteria['options'] as $title):
-                        $chunks = explode('--', $title, 2);
-                        $value = $chunks[1] ?? $chunks[0];
-                    ?>
-                        <option value="<?= htmlReady($value) ?>"
-                                <?= $value == $criteria['value'] ? 'selected' : '' ?>
+                    <? foreach ($criteria['options'] as $title): ?>
+                        <option value="<?= htmlReady($title) ?>"
+                                <?= $title == $criteria['value'] ? 'selected' : '' ?>
                         >
-                            <?= htmlReady($chunks[0]) ?>
+                            <?= htmlReady($title) ?>
                         </option>
                     <? endforeach ?>
                 <? endif ?>