diff --git a/brewman/views/employee.py b/brewman/views/employee.py
index 0da0b3ec..848eda61 100644
--- a/brewman/views/employee.py
+++ b/brewman/views/employee.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def show_term(request):
 
 def employee_info(id, dbsession):
     if id is None:
-        employee = {'code': '(Auto)', 'isActive': True, 'costCentre': CostCentre.overall()}
+        employee = {'code': '(Auto)', 'isStarred': False, 'isActive': True, 'costCentre': CostCentre.overall()}
     else:
         employee = dbsession.query(Employee).filter(Employee.id == id).first()
         if employee is None: