diff --git a/frontends/primitivus/custom_widgets.py b/frontends/primitivus/custom_widgets.py
index cc86f860..554bc4c4 100644
--- a/frontends/primitivus/custom_widgets.py
+++ b/frontends/primitivus/custom_widgets.py
@@ -393,10 +393,11 @@ class GenericList(urwid.WidgetWrap):
         self.first_display = False 
 
     def selectValue(self, value):
+        """Select the first item which has the given value"""
         self.unselectAll()
         idx = 0
         for widget in self.content:
-            if widget.getSelectedValue() == value:
+            if widget.getValue() == value:
                 widget.setState(True)
                 self.list_box.set_focus(idx)
                 return