diff --git a/ietf/proceedings/admin.py b/ietf/proceedings/admin.py
index a69deeb3d7..049e3a578a 100644
--- a/ietf/proceedings/admin.py
+++ b/ietf/proceedings/admin.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from ietf.proceedings.models import *
                 
 class IESGHistoryAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    pass
+    raw_id_fields = ["person", ]
 admin.site.register(IESGHistory, IESGHistoryAdmin)
 
 class MeetingAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):