diff --git a/scripts/apps/authoring-react/authoring-section/authoring-section-field.tsx b/scripts/apps/authoring-react/authoring-section/authoring-section-field.tsx
index ff4852facf..e006bdd821 100644
--- a/scripts/apps/authoring-react/authoring-section/authoring-section-field.tsx
+++ b/scripts/apps/authoring-react/authoring-section/authoring-section-field.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class AuthoringSectionField<T> extends React.PureComponent<IProps<T>> {
         );
 
         return (
-            <div ref={this.props.fieldRef}>
+            <div ref={this.props.fieldRef} data-test-id="authoring-field" data-test-value={field.id}>
                 {canBeToggled && toggledOn === false ? (
                     <Container key={field.id} />
                 ) : (
diff --git a/scripts/apps/authoring-react/fields/datetime/editor.tsx b/scripts/apps/authoring-react/fields/datetime/editor.tsx
index 4423f6d844..866bee8ff6 100644
--- a/scripts/apps/authoring-react/fields/datetime/editor.tsx
+++ b/scripts/apps/authoring-react/fields/datetime/editor.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class Editor extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
                         hidden: true,
                     }}
                     onChange={this.props.onChange}
-                    value={this.props.value}
+                    value={this.props.value ?? null}
                     disabled={this.props.config.readOnly}
                     width={this.props.config.width}
                 />