diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/utils/gender.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/utils/gender.ts
index 1a1934468..b68faf4ef 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/utils/gender.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/utils/gender.ts
@@ -26,11 +26,14 @@ export const genderToString = (value?: GQL.GenderEnum | string) => {
 export const stringToGender = (
   value?: string | null,
   caseInsensitive?: boolean
-) => {
+): GQL.GenderEnum | undefined => {
   if (!value) {
     return undefined;
   }
 
+  const existing = Object.entries(GQL.GenderEnum).find((e) => e[1] === value);
+  if (existing) return existing[1];
+
   const ret = stringGenderMap.get(value);
   if (ret || !caseInsensitive) {
     return ret;