diff --git a/src/components/proxy-hosts/GeoBlockFields.tsx b/src/components/proxy-hosts/GeoBlockFields.tsx
index a2f9f099..541e4145 100644
--- a/src/components/proxy-hosts/GeoBlockFields.tsx
+++ b/src/components/proxy-hosts/GeoBlockFields.tsx
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ export function GeoBlockFields({ initialValues, showModeSelector = true }: GeoBl
         </Stack>
 
         {/* Mode selector (merge vs override) */}
+        <input type="hidden" name="geoblock_mode" value={mode} />
         {showModeSelector && (
           <Box>
-            <input type="hidden" name="geoblock_mode" value={mode} />
             <ToggleButtonGroup
               value={mode}
               exclusive