diff --git a/static/css/app.css b/static/css/app.css
index 634f38a..c455585 100644
--- a/static/css/app.css
+++ b/static/css/app.css
@@ -530,6 +530,13 @@
     color: var(--text-placeholder);
   }
 
+  /* Select/option dark mode fix — native <option> elements need explicit colors */
+  select.form-input option,
+  select.form-input optgroup {
+    background: var(--input-bg);
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+  }
+
   .form-input-lg {
     @apply form-input py-3 px-4;
   }
diff --git a/static/js/combo-select.js b/static/js/combo-select.js
index 63b2eb6..719fa5b 100644
--- a/static/js/combo-select.js
+++ b/static/js/combo-select.js
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ document.addEventListener("alpine:init", () => {
         this.isOpen = false;
 
         if (window.ArabicaCache) {
-          window.ArabicaCache.invalidateCache();
+          window.ArabicaCache.invalidateAndRefresh();
         }
 
         this.$nextTick(() => {