diff --git a/app/components/admin/proposals/toggle_selection_component.rb b/app/components/admin/proposals/toggle_selection_component.rb
index 97a48803b..dfcb9ea8e 100644
--- a/app/components/admin/proposals/toggle_selection_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/admin/proposals/toggle_selection_component.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ class Admin::Proposals::ToggleSelectionComponent < ApplicationComponent
   private
 
     def action
-      :toggle_selection
+      if selected?
+        :deselect
+      else
+        :select
+      end
     end
 
     def selected?
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/legislation/proposals_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/legislation/proposals_controller.rb
index c2711aa99..aee02f7b0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/legislation/proposals_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/legislation/proposals_controller.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,15 @@ class Admin::Legislation::ProposalsController < Admin::Legislation::BaseControll
     @proposals = @proposals.send("sort_by_#{@current_order}").page(params[:page])
   end
 
-  def toggle_selection
-    @proposal.toggle :selected
-    @proposal.save!
+  def select
+    @proposal.update!(selected: true)
+
+    render :toggle_selection
+  end
+
+  def deselect
+    @proposal.update!(selected: false)
+
+    render :toggle_selection
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/proposals_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/proposals_controller.rb
index 18b2866ec..b2046e6b5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/proposals_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/proposals_controller.rb
@@ -19,9 +19,16 @@ class Admin::ProposalsController < Admin::BaseController
     end
   end
 
-  def toggle_selection
-    @proposal.toggle :selected
-    @proposal.save!
+  def select
+    @proposal.update!(selected: true)
+
+    render :toggle_selection
+  end
+
+  def deselect
+    @proposal.update!(selected: false)
+
+    render :toggle_selection
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/config/routes/admin.rb b/config/routes/admin.rb
index 6f3f3d561..442882bb5 100644
--- a/config/routes/admin.rb
+++ b/config/routes/admin.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ namespace :admin do
   resources :debates, only: [:index, :show]
 
   resources :proposals, only: [:index, :show, :update] do
-    member { patch :toggle_selection }
+    member do
+      patch :select
+      patch :deselect
+    end
+
     resources :milestones, controller: "proposal_milestones"
     resources :progress_bars, except: :show, controller: "proposal_progress_bars"
   end
@@ -232,7 +236,10 @@ namespace :admin do
     resources :processes do
       resources :questions
       resources :proposals do
-        member { patch :toggle_selection }
+        member do
+          patch :select
+          patch :deselect
+        end
       end
       resources :draft_versions
       resources :milestones