diff --git a/shell/components/form/PodAffinity.vue b/shell/components/form/PodAffinity.vue
index 45a9a28ac3f..21dbfbe8997 100644
--- a/shell/components/form/PodAffinity.vue
+++ b/shell/components/form/PodAffinity.vue
@@ -348,6 +348,11 @@ export default {
       this.queueUpdate();
     },
 
+    updateLabelSelector(e, props) {
+      this.set(props.row.value, 'labelSelector.matchExpressions', e);
+      this.queueUpdate();
+    },
+
     isEmpty,
     get,
     set
@@ -439,7 +444,7 @@ export default {
             :value="get(props.row.value, 'labelSelector.matchExpressions')"
             :show-remove="false"
             :data-testid="`pod-affinity-expressions-index${props.i}`"
-            @input="e=>set(props.row.value, 'labelSelector.matchExpressions', e)"
+            @input="e=>updateLabelSelector(e, props)"
           />
           <div class="row mt-20">
             <div class="col span-9">