diff --git a/app/views/ip_pool_rules/_form.html.haml b/app/views/ip_pool_rules/_form.html.haml
index e8155dfe8..ab74d5af6 100644
--- a/app/views/ip_pool_rules/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/ip_pool_rules/_form.html.haml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       .fieldSet__field
         = f.label :ip_pool_id, "IP Pool", :class => 'fieldSet__label'
         .fieldSet__input
-          = f.collection_select :ip_pool_id, organization.ip_pools.includes(:ip_addresses).order("`default` desc, name asc"), :id, :name, {}, :class => 'input input--select'
+          = f.collection_select :ip_pool_id, organization.ip_pools.includes(:ip_addresses).order("`default` desc, name asc"), :id, :name, { prompt: "Select an IP pool" }, :class => 'input input--select'
           %p.fieldSet__text
             This is the IP pool that this message should be delivered from.
 
diff --git a/app/views/servers/_form.html.haml b/app/views/servers/_form.html.haml
index 511970f18..f96689233 100644
--- a/app/views/servers/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/servers/_form.html.haml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       .fieldSet__field
         = f.label :ip_pool_id, :class => 'fieldSet__label'
         .fieldSet__input
-          = f.collection_select :ip_pool_id, organization.ip_pools.includes(:ip_addresses).order("`default` desc, name asc"), :id, :name, {}, :class => 'input input--select'
+          = f.collection_select :ip_pool_id, organization.ip_pools.includes(:ip_addresses).order("`default` desc, name asc"), :id, :name, { include_blank: "No specific pool (use rules / default)" }, :class => 'input input--select'
           %p.fieldSet__text
             This is the set of IP addresses which outbound e-mails will be delivered from.