diff --git a/js/src/bootstrapMaterialDesign.js b/js/src/bootstrapMaterialDesign.js
index 4ab9a704..4ba10024 100644
--- a/js/src/bootstrapMaterialDesign.js
+++ b/js/src/bootstrapMaterialDesign.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const BootstrapMaterialDesign = (($) => {
     },
     text: {
       // omit inputs we have specialized components to handle
-      selector: [`input[type!='checkbox'][type!='radio'][type!='file']`]
+      selector: [`input[type!='hidden'][type!='checkbox'][type!='radio'][type!='file']`]
     },
     textarea: {
       selector: ['textarea']