diff --git a/app/views/spree/admin/payment_methods/_providers.html.haml b/app/views/spree/admin/payment_methods/_providers.html.haml
index fbbb6fec96..942a2a0c8f 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/admin/payment_methods/_providers.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/spree/admin/payment_methods/_providers.html.haml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
     .alpha.four.columns
       = label :payment_method, :type, t('.provider')
     .omega.twelve.columns
-      = select(:payment_method, :type, payment_method_type_options(@providers), {}, { class: 'select2 fullwidth', 'provider-prefs-for' => "#{@object.id}"})
+      = select(:payment_method, :type, payment_method_type_options(@providers), {}, { class: 'select2 fullwidth', required: true, placeholder: t("admin.choose"), 'provider-prefs-for' => "#{@object.id}"})
 
   %div{"ng-include" => "include_html" }
diff --git a/spec/system/admin/payment_method_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin/payment_method_spec.rb
index 582cdec8ac..2ee60b3c2b 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin/payment_method_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin/payment_method_spec.rb
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ RSpec.describe '
       click_link 'Payment Methods'
       click_link 'New Payment Method'
 
-      # Selects the first one by default:
-      expect(page).to have_select2 "payment_method_type", selected: "PayPal Express"
+      expect(page).to have_select2 "payment_method_type", selected: "Choose..."
 
       fill_in 'payment_method_name', with: 'Cheque payment method'
+      cash_name = "Cash/EFT/etc. (payments for which automatic validation is not required)"
+      select2_select cash_name, from: "payment_method_type"
 
       check "payment_method_distributor_ids_#{@distributors[0].id}"
       click_button 'Create'
@@ -246,6 +247,9 @@ RSpec.describe '
     it "creates payment methods" do
       visit spree.new_admin_payment_method_path
       fill_in 'payment_method_name', with: 'Cheque payment method'
+      cash_name = "Cash/EFT/etc. (payments for which automatic validation is not required)"
+      select2_select cash_name, from: "payment_method_type"
+
       expect(page).to have_field 'payment_method_description'
       expect(page).to have_select 'payment_method_display_on'