diff --git a/core/users/user_edit.php b/core/users/user_edit.php
index 8a2d3a27cd..b1e94d138f 100644
--- a/core/users/user_edit.php
+++ b/core/users/user_edit.php
@@ -1032,8 +1032,8 @@
 	echo "</td>\n";
 	echo "<td class='vtable' align='left'>\n";
 	echo "	<select class='formfld' name='user_enabled'>\n";
-	echo "		<option value='true'>".$text['option-true']."</option>\n";
-	echo "		<option value='false' ".(($user_enabled != "true") ? "selected='selected'" : null).">".$text['option-false']."</option>\n";
+	echo "		<option value='true' ".(($user_enabled == "true") ? "selected='selected'" : null).">".$text['option-true']."</option>\n";
+	echo "		<option value='false' ".(($user_enabled == "false") ? "selected='selected'" : null).">".$text['option-false']."</option>\n";
 	echo "	</select>\n";
 	echo "<br />\n";
 	echo $text['description-enabled']."\n";
@@ -1079,4 +1079,4 @@
 //include the footer
 	require_once "resources/footer.php";
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>