diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/prop-files.js b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/prop-files.js
index 503350f90..19ae1c6bc 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/prop-files.js
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/prop-files.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ window.qBittorrent.PropFiles = (function() {
         elem.set('value', priority.toString());
         elem.set('html', html);
         if (selected)
-            elem.setAttribute('selected', '');
+            elem.selected = true;
         return elem;
     };
 
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ window.qBittorrent.PropFiles = (function() {
         for (let i = 0; i < options.length; ++i) {
             const option = options[i];
             if (parseInt(option.value) === priority)
-                option.setAttribute('selected', '');
+                option.selected = true;
             else
-                option.removeAttribute('selected');
+                option.selected = false;
         }
 
         combobox.value = priority;
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/views/log.html b/src/webui/www/private/views/log.html
index 469987231..cdd78d99c 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/views/log.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/views/log.html
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@
         const init = () => {
             $('logLevelSelect').getElements('option').each((x) => {
                 if (selectedLogLevels.indexOf(x.value.toString()) !== -1) {
-                    x.setAttribute('selected', '');
+                    x.selected = true;
                 }
                 else {
-                    x.removeAttribute('selected');
+                    x.selected = false;
                 }
             });
 
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html b/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
index e53a0bd8c..1eb726e21 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
                                 index = 2;
                                 break;
                         }
-                        $('contentlayout_select').getChildren('option')[index].setAttribute('selected', '');
+                        $('contentlayout_select').getChildren('option')[index].selected = true;
                         $('addToTopOfQueueCheckbox').setProperty('checked', pref.add_to_top_of_queue);
                         $('dontstartdownloads_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.start_paused_enabled);
                         switch (pref.torrent_stop_condition) {
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
                                 index = 2;
                                 break;
                         }
-                        $('stopConditionSelect').getChildren('option')[index].setAttribute('selected', '');
+                        $('stopConditionSelect').getChildren('option')[index].selected = true;
                         $('deletetorrentfileafter_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.auto_delete_mode);
 
                         $('preallocateall_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.preallocate_all);
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
                         $('pex_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.pex);
                         $('lsd_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.lsd);
                         const encryption = pref.encryption.toInt();
-                        $('encryption_select').getChildren('option')[encryption].setAttribute('selected', '');
+                        $('encryption_select').getChildren('option')[encryption].selected = true;
                         $('anonymous_mode_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.anonymous_mode);
 
                         $('maxActiveCheckingTorrents').setProperty('value', pref.max_active_checking_torrents);
@@ -2111,7 +2111,7 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
                                 maxRatioAct = 2;
                                 break;
                         }
-                        $('max_ratio_act').getChildren('option')[maxRatioAct].setAttribute('selected', '');
+                        $('max_ratio_act').getChildren('option')[maxRatioAct].selected = true;
                         updateMaxRatioTimeEnabled();
 
                         // Add trackers