diff --git a/app/views/users/_mail_notifications.html.erb b/app/views/users/_mail_notifications.html.erb
index d29250893..776bdd3f4 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_mail_notifications.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_mail_notifications.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <p>
-<%= select_tag 'notification_option', options_for_select(@notification_options.collect {|o| [l(o.last), o.first]}, @notification_option.to_sym),
+<%= select_tag 'notification_option', options_for_select(@notification_options.collect {|o| [l(o.last), o.first]}, @notification_option),
                                       :onchange => 'if ($("notification_option").value == "selected") {Element.show("notified-projects")} else {Element.hide("notified-projects")}' %>
 </p>
 <% content_tag 'div', :id => 'notified-projects', :style => (@notification_option == 'selected' ? '' : 'display:none;') do %>