diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/dropdown/dropdown.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/dropdown/dropdown.component.ts
index c766f77..2609bde 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/dropdown/dropdown.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/dropdown/dropdown.component.ts
@@ -208,12 +208,13 @@ export class DropdownComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, Validator {
 
   public onFocus(): void {
     this.filteredItems.set(this.items());
+    this.markAsTouched();
   }
 
   public onBlur(): void {
-    if (!this.isMouseInDropdown) {
+    if (!this.isMouseInDropdown()) {
       this.closeDropdown();
-      this.onTouched();
+      this.markAsTouched();
     }
   }