diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/oai_sets.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/oai_sets.tt
index a433a8c10b..44a14f9354 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/oai_sets.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/oai_sets.tt
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@
                     <ol>
                         <li>
                             <label for="spec" class="required">setSpec: </label>
-                            <input type="text" id="spec" name="spec" value="[% spec | html %]" required="required" class="required" />
+                            [% IF ( spec == "" ) %]
+                                <input type="text" id="spec" class="focus" name="spec" value="[% spec | html %]" required="required" class="required" />
+                            [% ELSE %]
+                                <input type="text" id="spec" name="spec" value="[% spec | html %]" required="required" class="required" />
+                            [% END %]
                             <span class="required">Required</span>
                         </li>
                         <li>