diff --git a/app/controllers/ops_controller/settings/help_menu.rb b/app/controllers/ops_controller/settings/help_menu.rb
index 974c2166bef..0e659764c32 100644
--- a/app/controllers/ops_controller/settings/help_menu.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/ops_controller/settings/help_menu.rb
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ def help_menu_form_get_vars
       id = item.id.to_sym
       %i[title href type].map do |field|
         param = params["#{id}_#{field}"]
-        next if param.nil?
 
         @edit[:new][id][field] = param
-        @edit[:new][id].delete(field) if param.empty?
       end
     end
     changed = @edit[:new] != @edit[:current]
diff --git a/app/javascript/components/settings-help-menu-form/index.jsx b/app/javascript/components/settings-help-menu-form/index.jsx
index 5c69fc2c71f..a6cec41a7d8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/components/settings-help-menu-form/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/components/settings-help-menu-form/index.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import MiqFormRenderer, { useFormApi } from '@@ddf';
+import MiqFormRenderer from '@@ddf';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import createSchema from './help-menu-form.schema';
 
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ const HelpMenuTab = ({ initialValues, initialDropdownValues }) => {
 
   const onSubmit = (values) => {
     const submitValues = {};
-    submitValues.documentation_title = values.item_label_1;
-    submitValues.product_title = values.item_label_2;
-    submitValues.about_title = values.item_label_3;
+    submitValues.documentation_title = values.item_label_1 || '';
+    submitValues.product_title = values.item_label_2 || '';
+    submitValues.about_title = values.item_label_3 || '';
 
-    submitValues.documentation_href = values.url_1;
-    submitValues.product_href = values.url_2;
-    submitValues.about_href = values.url_3;
+    submitValues.documentation_href = values.url_1 || '';
+    submitValues.product_href = values.url_2 || '';
+    submitValues.about_href = values.url_3 || '';
 
     submitValues.documentation_type = values.select_dropdown_1;
     submitValues.product_type = values.select_dropdown_2;
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/ui/Settings/SettingsHelpMenu.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/ui/Settings/SettingsHelpMenu.cy.js
index e706adf1cb8..65b1b99d181 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/ui/Settings/SettingsHelpMenu.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/ui/Settings/SettingsHelpMenu.cy.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('Settings > Application Settings > Settings', () => {
       cy.get('[name="item_label_1"]').type('changed', {force: true});
       cy.contains('Save').click({ force: true });
       cy.get('[name="item_label_1"]').should('have.value', 'changed');
-      cy.get('[name="item_label_1"]').clear().type('initial', {force: true});
+      cy.get('[name="item_label_1"]').clear();
       cy.contains('Save').click({ force: true });
     });
 
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ describe('Settings > Application Settings > Settings', () => {
       cy.get('[name="url_1"]').type('changed', {force: true});
       cy.contains('Save').click({ force: true });
       cy.get('[name="url_1"]').should('have.value', 'changed');
-      cy.get('[name="url_1"]').clear().type('initial', {force: true});
+      cy.get('[name="url_1"]').clear();
       cy.contains('Save').click({ force: true });
     });
 
     it('Changes dropdown', () => {
-      cy.get('[name="select_dropdown_1"]').contains('About Modal').click({force: true});
+      cy.get('#select_dropdown_1').invoke('val', 'default').trigger('change', { force: true });
       cy.contains('Save').click({ force: true });
-      cy.get('[name="select_dropdown_1"]').should('have.value', 'About Modal');
-      cy.get('[name="select_dropdown_1"]').contains('Current Window').click({force: true});
+      cy.get('[name="select_dropdown_1"]').should('have.value', 'default');
+      cy.get('[name="select_dropdown_1"]').select('new_window', { force: true });
       cy.contains('Save').click({ force: true });
     });
   });