diff --git a/public/locale/en.json b/public/locale/en.json
index 6ad1723fd1c..e707ddf098c 100644
--- a/public/locale/en.json
+++ b/public/locale/en.json
@@ -1341,6 +1341,7 @@
   "no_plots_configured": "No plots configured",
   "no_policy_added": "No Insurance Policy Added",
   "no_policy_found": "No Insurance Policy Found for this Patient",
+  "no_practitioners_found": "No practicioners found",
   "no_presets": "No Presets",
   "no_questionnaire_responses": "No Questionnaire Responses",
   "no_questionnaires_found": "No questionnaires found",
diff --git a/src/pages/Appointments/BookAppointment.tsx b/src/pages/Appointments/BookAppointment.tsx
index 3fa5aae0a65..5a670f81e16 100644
--- a/src/pages/Appointments/BookAppointment.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Appointments/BookAppointment.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useMutation, useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { navigate } from "raviger";
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 
@@ -53,6 +53,21 @@ export default function BookAppointment(props: Props) {
   });
   const resource = resourcesQuery.data?.users.find((r) => r.id === resourceId);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const users = resourcesQuery.data?.users;
+    if (!users) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (users.length === 1) {
+      setResourceId(users[0].id);
+    }
+
+    if (users.length === 0) {
+      toast.error(t("no_practitioners_found"));
+    }
+  }, [resourcesQuery.data?.users]);
+
   const { mutateAsync: createAppointment } = useMutation({
     mutationFn: mutate(scheduleApis.slots.createAppointment, {
       pathParams: {
@@ -114,7 +129,7 @@ export default function BookAppointment(props: Props) {
                 onValueChange={(value) => setResourceId(value)}
               >
                 <SelectTrigger>
-                  <SelectValue placeholder={t("show_all")}>
+                  <SelectValue placeholder={t("select_practitioner")}>
                     {resource && (
                       <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                         <Avatar