diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/surveys/SurveyCustomization.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/surveys/SurveyCustomization.tsx
index c6fe0b0cbeb4f..ccbe34146a922 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/surveys/SurveyCustomization.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/surveys/SurveyCustomization.tsx
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ export function Customization({
                     <>
                         <LemonField.Pure className="mt-2" label="Placeholder text">
                             <LemonInput
-                                value={appearance?.placeholder || defaultSurveyAppearance.placeholder}
+                                value={
+                                    appearance?.placeholder !== undefined
+                                        ? appearance.placeholder
+                                        : defaultSurveyAppearance.placeholder
+                                }
                                 onChange={(placeholder) => onAppearanceChange({ ...appearance, placeholder })}
                                 disabled={!surveysStylingAvailable}
                             />
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/surveys/SurveyEdit.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/surveys/SurveyEdit.tsx
index b25fce787d71f..776a7e25c1409 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/surveys/SurveyEdit.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/surveys/SurveyEdit.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import './EditSurvey.scss'
 
 import { DndContext } from '@dnd-kit/core'
 import { SortableContext, verticalListSortingStrategy } from '@dnd-kit/sortable'
-import { IconInfo } from '@posthog/icons'
-import { IconLock, IconPlus, IconTrash } from '@posthog/icons'
+import { IconInfo, IconLock, IconPlus, IconTrash } from '@posthog/icons'
 import {
     LemonButton,
     LemonCalendarSelect,
@@ -538,12 +537,12 @@ export default function SurveyEdit(): JSX.Element {
                                                           appearance={value || defaultSurveyAppearance}
                                                           hasBranchingLogic={hasBranchingLogic}
                                                           deleteBranchingLogic={deleteBranchingLogic}
-                                                          customizeRatingButtons={
-                                                              survey.questions[0].type === SurveyQuestionType.Rating
-                                                          }
-                                                          customizePlaceholderText={
-                                                              survey.questions[0].type === SurveyQuestionType.Open
-                                                          }
+                                                          customizeRatingButtons={survey.questions.some(
+                                                              (question) => question.type === SurveyQuestionType.Rating
+                                                          )}
+                                                          customizePlaceholderText={survey.questions.some(
+                                                              (question) => question.type === SurveyQuestionType.Open
+                                                          )}
                                                           onAppearanceChange={(appearance) => {
                                                               onChange(appearance)
                                                           }}