diff --git a/src/server/server.go b/src/server/server.go
index bd8097c..1b406fe 100644
--- a/src/server/server.go
+++ b/src/server/server.go
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ type PageData struct {
 	Title                  string
 	Version                string
 	Expirations            []int
+	Expiration             int
 	Languages              []string
 	Err                    error
 	URL                    string
@@ -346,9 +347,6 @@ func (h *GetWebNoteHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	h.PageData.Err = fmt.Errorf("jriou")
-	h.Templates.ExecuteTemplate(w, templateName, h.PageData)
-
 	h.PageData.Note = note
 
 	h.logger.Debug("rendering note web page")
@@ -427,6 +425,7 @@ func (s *Server) Start() error {
 	p := PageData{
 		Title:       s.config.Title,
 		Expirations: s.config.Expirations,
+		Expiration:  s.config.Expiration,
 		Languages:   s.config.Languages,
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/server/templates/index.html b/src/server/templates/index.html
index fc64a82..4c18a78 100644
--- a/src/server/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/server/templates/index.html
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
                 {{end}}
                 <div class="col">
                     <select class="form-select" aria-label="Expiration" id="expiration" name="expiration">
-                        <option selected="selected" disabled>Expiration</option>
-                        {{range .Expirations}}
-                        <option value="{{.}}">{{HumanDuration .}}</option>
+                        <option disabled>Expiration</option>
+                        {{range $exp := .Expirations}}
+                        <option {{ if eq $exp $.Expiration }}selected="selected"{{end}} value="{{$exp}}">{{HumanDuration $exp}}</option>
                         {{end}}
                     </select>
                 </div>