diff --git a/src/components/common/VnLocation.vue b/src/components/common/VnLocation.vue
index 6de402a26..cab4f98e9 100644
--- a/src/components/common/VnLocation.vue
+++ b/src/components/common/VnLocation.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import CreateNewPostcode from 'src/components/CreateNewPostcodeForm.vue';
 import VnSelectDialog from 'components/common/VnSelectDialog.vue';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
-import { ref } from 'vue';
+import { computed } from 'vue';
 import { useAttrs } from 'vue';
 import { useRequired } from 'src/composables/useRequired';
 const { t } = useI18n();
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const formatLocation = (obj, properties) => {
     return filteredParts.join(', ');
 };
 
-const modelValue = ref(
+const modelValue = computed(() =>
     props.location ? formatLocation(props.location, locationProperties) : null
 );