diff --git a/app/voicemails/voicemail_edit.php b/app/voicemails/voicemail_edit.php
index b314229cd6..0a092770ee 100644
--- a/app/voicemails/voicemail_edit.php
+++ b/app/voicemails/voicemail_edit.php
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@
 		else {
 			echo "	<select class='formfld' id='voicemail_transcription_enabled' name='voicemail_transcription_enabled'>\n";
 			echo "		<option value='true'>".$text['option-true']."</option>\n";
-			echo "		<option value='false' ".($voicemail_transcription_enabled == false ? "selected='selected'" : null).">".$text['option-false']."</option>\n";
+			echo "		<option value='false' ".($voicemail_transcription_enabled == 'false' ? "selected='selected'" : null).">".$text['option-false']."</option>\n";
 			echo "	</select>\n";
 		}
 		echo "<br />\n";