diff --git a/lib/controlled_vocabulary_helper.rb b/lib/controlled_vocabulary_helper.rb
index 69318e9..57f012c 100644
--- a/lib/controlled_vocabulary_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/controlled_vocabulary_helper.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 module ControlledVocabularyHelper
 
   def self.get_categories_as_options
-    categories = ["<option>Any</option>".html_safe]
+    categories = ["<option value = #{""} >Any</option>".html_safe]
+    value = 1
 
     ControlledVocabulary.attribute_names.each do |attribute|
       if attribute.to_s != "id" && attribute.to_s != "software_info_id" then
-        categories << "<option>#{attribute.titleize}</option>".html_safe
+        categories << "<option value = #{attribute} >#{attribute.titleize}</option>".html_safe
+        value+=1
       end
     end
-
     categories
   end
 end
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