diff --git a/ippisite/ippidb/forms.py b/ippisite/ippidb/forms.py
index 6463079857073b64c28a551fbb2f528cdb1d90ac..2c7775c5450c12b0100d43ea9dad9284147e3770 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippidb/forms.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippidb/forms.py
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ class PpiModelForm(ModelForm):
             self.fields["symmetry"].queryset = symmetry
             if symmetry.count() == 1:
                 self.fields["symmetry"].initial = symmetry.first()
+                self.fields["symmetry"].widget = forms.HiddenInput()
 
     def full_clean(self):
         super().full_clean()