diff --git a/app/views/mailing_list/steps/_subject.html.erb b/app/views/mailing_list/steps/_subject.html.erb
index ebb97cf309..7c49b98174 100644
--- a/app/views/mailing_list/steps/_subject.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/mailing_list/steps/_subject.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
       f.object.teaching_subjects,
       :id,
       :value,
-      options: { prompt: "Please select" },
+      options: { prompt: "Choose a subject" },
       label: { tag: 'h1', size: "xl", text: t('helpers.label.mailing_list_steps_subject.preferred_teaching_subject_id', **Value.data) } do
 %>
 <p>Select a secondary school subject or select primary.</p>