diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 16f304a..03cb0fe 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ gem 'resource_api', git: 'https://github.com/performant-software/resource-api.gi
 gem 'jwt_auth', git: 'https://github.com/performant-software/jwt-auth.git', tag: 'v0.1.3'
 
 # Core data
-gem 'core_data_connector', git: 'https://github.com/performant-software/core-data-connector.git', tag: 'v0.1.103'
+#gem 'core_data_connector', git: 'https://github.com/performant-software/core-data-connector.git', tag: 'v0.1.104'
+gem 'core_data_connector', path: '../core-data-connector'
 
 # IIIF
 gem 'triple_eye_effable', git: 'https://github.com/performant-software/triple-eye-effable.git', tag: 'v0.2.7'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index a66f872..966201c 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,25 +1,3 @@
-GIT
-  remote: https://github.com/performant-software/core-data-connector.git
-  revision: e16f738ed177b6a90943d523849839cd109c1dbb
-  tag: v0.1.103
-  specs:
-    core_data_connector (0.1.0)
-      activerecord-postgis-adapter (~> 11.0)
-      faker
-      fuzzy_dates
-      jwt (~> 3.1.2)
-      jwt_auth
-      postmark-rails (~> 0.22.1)
-      rack-cors (~> 3.0.0)
-      rails (>= 8.0, < 9)
-      resource_api
-      rgeo-geojson (~> 2.2)
-      rubyzip (~> 2.3.2)
-      triple_eye_effable
-      typesense (~> 0.14)
-      typhoeus (~> 1.4)
-      user_defined_fields
-
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/performant-software/fuzzy-dates.git
   revision: 1572b9c3370922aace98e9e2db139a30c55fda48
@@ -66,6 +44,26 @@ GIT
       rails (>= 6.0.3.2, < 9)
       resource_api
 
+PATH
+  remote: ../core-data-connector
+  specs:
+    core_data_connector (0.1.0)
+      activerecord-postgis-adapter (~> 11.0)
+      faker
+      fuzzy_dates
+      jwt (~> 3.1.2)
+      jwt_auth
+      postmark-rails (~> 0.22.1)
+      rack-cors (~> 3.0.0)
+      rails (>= 8.0, < 9)
+      resource_api
+      rgeo-geojson (~> 2.2)
+      rubyzip (~> 2.3.2)
+      triple_eye_effable
+      typesense (~> 0.14)
+      typhoeus (~> 1.4)
+      user_defined_fields
+
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
@@ -189,8 +187,6 @@ GEM
     faker (3.5.2)
       i18n (>= 1.8.11, < 2)
     ffi (1.17.2-arm64-darwin)
-    ffi (1.17.2-x86_64-darwin)
-    ffi (1.17.2-x86_64-linux-gnu)
     globalid (1.1.0)
       activesupport (>= 5.0)
     httparty (0.20.0)
diff --git a/client/src/components/ViafIdentifierForm.js b/client/src/components/ViafIdentifierForm.js
index 78547e6..15fa4db 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ViafIdentifierForm.js
+++ b/client/src/components/ViafIdentifierForm.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { Form, Header } from 'semantic-ui-react';
 import WebIdentifierDropdown from './WebIdentifierDropdown';
@@ -13,10 +13,29 @@ type Props = {
   value: string | number
 };
 
+const PATH = [
+  'ns1:VIAFCluster',
+  'ns1:mainHeadings',
+  'ns1:data'
+];
+
+const NAME_ATTRIBUTE = 'ns1:text';
+
 const ViafIdentifierForm = (props: Props) => {
   const [selectedItem, setSelectedItem] = useState();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
+  /**
+   * Memo-izes the name of the item selected from the VIAF response.
+   */
+  const text = useMemo(() => (
+    _.chain(selectedItem)
+      .get(PATH)
+      .first()
+      .get(NAME_ATTRIBUTE)
+      .value()
+  ), [selectedItem]);
+
   return (
     <Form.Input
       error={props.error}
@@ -35,7 +54,7 @@ const ViafIdentifierForm = (props: Props) => {
             size='small'
           />
         )}
-        text={_.first(selectedItem?.mainHeadings?.data)?.text}
+        text={text}
         value={props.value}
       />
     </Form.Input>
diff --git a/client/src/components/WebIdentifierDropdown.js b/client/src/components/WebIdentifierDropdown.js
index 2fb41d8..16f2cc7 100644
--- a/client/src/components/WebIdentifierDropdown.js
+++ b/client/src/components/WebIdentifierDropdown.js
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ const WebIdentifierDropdown = (props: Props) => {
           innerRef={inputRef}
         >
           <DropdownSearchInput
+            className={styles.input}
             value={searchQuery}
           />
         </Ref>
diff --git a/client/src/components/WebIdentifierDropdown.module.css b/client/src/components/WebIdentifierDropdown.module.css
index e36d1c5..88cb356 100644
--- a/client/src/components/WebIdentifierDropdown.module.css
+++ b/client/src/components/WebIdentifierDropdown.module.css
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@
 
 .webIdentifierDropdown.ui.dropdown.search.selection > .menu > .item > .optionContainer {
   flex-grow: 1;
+}
+
+.webIdentifierDropdown.ui.dropdown.search.selection > .input {
+  width: 100%;
 }
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