diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/section-coar-notify/section-coar-notify.component.html b/src/app/submission/sections/section-coar-notify/section-coar-notify.component.html
index f2c7fd0947..2ce46d0520 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/section-coar-notify/section-coar-notify.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/section-coar-notify/section-coar-notify.component.html
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <div>
-  <ng-container *ngIf="patternsLoaded">
+  <ng-container>
     <div *ngFor="let pattern of patterns; let i = index" class="col mt-3">
       <label class="mt-2 row">Request {{ pattern }} at the following service</label>
       <div class="row">
-        <select [(ngModel)]="selectedServices[pattern]" class="form-control col">
-          <option *ngFor="let service of filterServices(pattern)" [ngValue]="service">
+        <select [(ngModel)]="selectedServicesByPattern[pattern]" [compareWith]="compareById" class="form-control col">
+          <option [ngValue]="null" selected>Select a service</option>
+          <option *ngFor="let service of (filterServices(pattern) | async)" [ngValue]="service">
             {{ service.name }}
           </option>
         </select>
@@ -14,9 +15,9 @@
           </button>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <small class="row">Select a service for {{ pattern }} of this item</small>
-      <div class="row">
-        <div *ngIf="selectedServices[pattern]" class="alert alert-success col">
+      <small class="row" *ngIf="!selectedServicesByPattern[pattern]">Select a service for {{ pattern }} of this item</small>
+      <div class="row mt-1">
+        <div *ngIf="selectedServicesByPattern[pattern]" class="alert alert-success col">
           <div class="row ml-2 mt-2 mb-1">
             <img alt="Coar-Notify-Pattern" class="coar-img-submission "
                  src="../../../../assets/images/notify_logo.png">
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
             <img alt="Coar-Notify-Pattern" class="coar-img-submission invisible"
                  src="../../../../assets/images/notify_logo.png">
             <i class="fa-solid fa-circle-check icon-check ml-2 invisible"></i>
-            <div class="mt-1 ml-4" >{{ selectedServices[pattern].name }}: {{ selectedServices[pattern].description }}</div>
+            <div class="mt-1 ml-4" >{{ selectedServicesByPattern[pattern].name }}: {{ selectedServicesByPattern[pattern].description }}</div>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="col-sm-1 invisible">
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/section-coar-notify/section-coar-notify.component.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/section-coar-notify/section-coar-notify.component.ts
index 3cf040acd9..bb67a7123a 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/section-coar-notify/section-coar-notify.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/section-coar-notify/section-coar-notify.component.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { SubmissionCoarNotifyConfig } from './submission-coar-notify.config';
 import { FormFieldPreviousValueObject } from '../../../shared/form/builder/models/form-field-previous-value-object';
 import { UntypedFormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 import { AlertType } from '../../../shared/alert/aletr-type';
-import { filter, map, take } from "rxjs/operators";
+import { filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 export interface CoarNotifyDropdownSelector {
   ldnService: LdnService;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class SubmissionSectionCoarNotifyComponent extends SectionModelComponent
 
 
   patterns: string[] = [];
-  selectedServices: { [key: string]: LdnService } = {};
+  selectedServicesByPattern: { [key: string]: LdnService } = {};
   patternServices: { [key: string]: LdnService } = {};
 
   patternsLoaded = false;
@@ -159,13 +159,8 @@ export class SubmissionSectionCoarNotifyComponent extends SectionModelComponent
     this.formModel = this.formBuilderService.fromJSON(SECTION_COAR_FORM_MODEL);
     this.setCoarNotifyConfig();
     this.fetchLdnServices();
-    this.coarNotifyConfigRD$.subscribe(data => {
-      console.log(data);
-    });
-    this.ldnServicesRD$.subscribe(data => {
-      console.log(data);
-    });
     this.pathCombiner = new JsonPatchOperationPathCombiner('sections', this.sectionData.id);
+
   }
 
   /**
@@ -185,6 +180,9 @@ export class SubmissionSectionCoarNotifyComponent extends SectionModelComponent
     });
   }
 
+  compareById(service1, service2){
+    return service1 && service2 && service1.id === service2.id;
+  }
 
   addService() {
     this.patterns.push('');
@@ -302,6 +300,8 @@ export class SubmissionSectionCoarNotifyComponent extends SectionModelComponent
     }
   }
 
+
+
   /**
    * Unsubscribe from all subscriptions
    */
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ export class SubmissionSectionCoarNotifyComponent extends SectionModelComponent
 
   /**
    * Method called when section is initialized
-   * Retriev available NotifyConfigs
+   * Retriev available LdnServices
    */
   fetchLdnServices() {
     if (!this.ldnServicesRD$) {
@@ -321,47 +321,24 @@ export class SubmissionSectionCoarNotifyComponent extends SectionModelComponent
         getFirstCompletedRemoteData()
       );
     }
-
-    this.ldnServicesRD$.subscribe((data) => {
-      if (this.patternsLoaded) {
-        this.patterns.forEach((pattern) => {
-          const servicesWithPattern = this.getServicesWithPattern(pattern, data?.payload?.page);
-
-          if (servicesWithPattern.length > 0) {
-            this.selectedServices[pattern] = servicesWithPattern[0];
-          }
-
-          console.log('Pattern:', pattern);
-          console.log('Service:', this.selectedServices[pattern]);
-
-          if (this.selectedServices[pattern]) {
-            console.log('Name:', this.selectedServices[pattern].name);
-            console.log('Description:', this.selectedServices[pattern].description);
-          }
-        });
-      }
-    });
   }
 
-  getServicesWithPattern(pattern: string, services: LdnService[] | null): LdnService[] {
-    if (services) {
-      return services.filter((service) => this.hasInboundPattern(service, pattern));
-    }
-    return [];
-  }
+  /**
+   * Method called when dropdowns for the section are initialized
+   * Retrieve services with corresponding patterns to the dropdowns.
+   */
+  filterServices(pattern: string) {
 
-
-  filterServices(pattern: string): LdnService[] {
-    let ldnServices: LdnService[] = [];
-
-    this.ldnServicesRD$.pipe(
+    return this.ldnServicesRD$.pipe(
       filter((rd) => rd.hasSucceeded),
-      map((rd) => rd.payload.page)
-    ).subscribe((services) => {
-      ldnServices = services.filter((service) => this.hasInboundPattern(service, pattern));
-    });
+      map((rd) => rd.payload.page.filter((service) =>
+        this.hasInboundPattern(service, pattern)))
+    );
+      //.subscribe((services) => {
+      //ldnServices = services.filter((service) => this.hasInboundPattern(service, pattern));
+      //});
 
-    return ldnServices;
+      //return ldnServices;
   }
 
 
@@ -369,16 +346,10 @@ export class SubmissionSectionCoarNotifyComponent extends SectionModelComponent
 
 
   hasInboundPattern(service: any, patternType: string): boolean {
-    console.log('Pattern Type:', patternType);
-    console.log('Inbound Patterns in Service:', service.notifyServiceInboundPatterns);
 
-    const hasPattern = service.notifyServiceInboundPatterns.some((pattern: { pattern: string; }) => {
-      console.log('Checking Pattern:', pattern.pattern);
+    return service.notifyServiceInboundPatterns.some((pattern: { pattern: string; }) => {
       return pattern.pattern === patternType;
     });
-
-    console.log('Has Inbound Pattern:', hasPattern);
-    return hasPattern;
   }
 
   protected getSectionStatus(): Observable<boolean> {