diff --git a/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/array/default-array-input.ts b/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/array/default-array-input.ts
index 253713abf7..1cbb9a6d1b 100644
--- a/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/array/default-array-input.ts
+++ b/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/array/default-array-input.ts
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ export class DefaultArrayInput extends LitElement {
 		if (this._inputValue && this._inputValue.trim() !== "") {
 			this.value ? this.value.push(this._inputValue) : (this.value = [this._inputValue])
 			this.handleInlangProjectChange(this.value, this.property, this.moduleId)
+			this._inputValue = "null"
 			this._inputValue = undefined
-			this.requestUpdate()
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ export class DefaultArrayInput extends LitElement {
 		if (this.value) {
 			this.value.splice(index, 1)
 			this.handleInlangProjectChange(this.value, this.property, this.moduleId)
+			this._inputValue = "null"
 			this._inputValue = undefined
-			this.requestUpdate()
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/array/languageTags-input.ts b/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/array/languageTags-input.ts
index 8149aca6f6..5a4c5e0b28 100644
--- a/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/array/languageTags-input.ts
+++ b/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/array/languageTags-input.ts
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ export class LanguageTagsInput extends LitElement {
 		if (this._inputValue && this._inputValue.trim() !== "") {
 			this.value ? this.value.push(this._inputValue) : (this.value = [this._inputValue])
 			this.handleInlangProjectChange(this.value, this.property, this.moduleId)
+			this._inputValue = "null"
 			this._inputValue = undefined
-			this.requestUpdate()
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ export class LanguageTagsInput extends LitElement {
 		if (this.value) {
 			this.value.splice(index, 1)
 			this.handleInlangProjectChange(this.value, this.property, this.moduleId)
+			this._inputValue = "null"
 			this._inputValue = undefined
-			this.requestUpdate()
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/object/default-object-input.ts b/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/object/default-object-input.ts
index 6ce954709d..686b3b5388 100644
--- a/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/object/default-object-input.ts
+++ b/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/object/default-object-input.ts
@@ -116,9 +116,10 @@ export class DefaultObjectInput extends LitElement {
 			}
 			this.value[this._inputKey as any] = this._inputValue
 			this.handleInlangProjectChange(this.value, this.property, this.moduleId)
+			this._inputValue = "null"
 			this._inputValue = undefined
+			this._inputKey = "null"
 			this._inputKey = undefined
-			this.requestUpdate()
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -126,9 +127,10 @@ export class DefaultObjectInput extends LitElement {
 		if (this.value) {
 			delete this.value[key]
 			this.handleInlangProjectChange(this.value, this.property, this.moduleId)
+			this._inputValue = "null"
 			this._inputValue = undefined
+			this._inputKey = "null"
 			this._inputKey = undefined
-			this.requestUpdate()
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/object/lint-rule-level-object-input.ts b/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/object/lint-rule-level-object-input.ts
index b979f0e7cc..cd4e4235cc 100644
--- a/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/object/lint-rule-level-object-input.ts
+++ b/inlang/source-code/settings-component/src/stories/input-fields/object/lint-rule-level-object-input.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ export class LintRuleLevelObjectInput extends LitElement {
 	) => {
 		//TODO: workaround because select field was not updating
 		setTimeout(() => {
-			this.requestUpdate()
+			const _value = this.value
+			this.value = {}
+			this.value = _value
 		})
 		if (value && Object.keys(value).includes(id)) {
 			return value[id]