diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
index b652455a57..5071193efb 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SettingsController.php
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
      * @since v5.0.0
      */
     public function postSamlSettings(SettingsSamlRequest $request) : RedirectResponse
-    {
+    {       
         if (is_null($setting = Setting::getSettings())) {
             return redirect()->to('admin')->with('error', trans('admin/settings/message.update.error'));
         }
diff --git a/resources/views/settings/saml.blade.php b/resources/views/settings/saml.blade.php
index 63625e5749..c0cdcb5687 100644
--- a/resources/views/settings/saml.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/settings/saml.blade.php
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
                         <div class="col-md-9">
                             <x-input.textarea
                                 name="saml_idp_metadata"
+                                id="saml_idp_metadata"
                                 :value="old('saml_idp_metadata', $setting->saml_idp_metadata)"
                                 placeholder="https://example.com/idp/metadata"
                                 wrap="off"
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@
             var fr = new FileReader();
 
             fr.onload = function(e) {
-                $('#saml_idp_metadata').text(e.target.result);
+                $('#saml_idp_metadata').val(e.target.result);
             } 
 
             fr.readAsText(this.files[0]);