diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7484bfb..ea45e46 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
-# Logs
-logs
-*.log
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-pnpm-debug.log*
-lerna-debug.log*
-
-node_modules
-dist
-dist-ssr
-*.local
-
-# Editor directories and files
-src/assets/icons/*
-.vscode/*
-!.vscode/extensions.json
-.idea
-.DS_Store
-*.suo
-*.ntvs*
-*.njsproj
-*.sln
-*.sw?
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+
+node_modules
+dist
+dist-ssr
+*.local
+
+# Editor directories and files
+src/assets/icons/*
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+.idea
+.DS_Store
+*.suo
+*.ntvs*
+*.njsproj
+*.sln
+*.sw?
 *.zip
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/PublishIssue/PublishIssue.tsx b/src/components/PublishIssue/PublishIssue.tsx
index 690067a..fcc4ac8 100644
--- a/src/components/PublishIssue/PublishIssue.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PublishIssue/PublishIssue.tsx
@@ -438,6 +438,11 @@ export const PublishIssue = ({ editId, editContent }: NewCrowdfundProps) => {
                   }}
                 >
                   <CategoryList
+                    initialCategories={
+                      selectedCategories.length > 0
+                        ? selectedCategories
+                        : undefined
+                    }
                     categoryData={allCategoryData}
                     ref={categoryListRef}
                     columns={3}