diff --git a/user/edit.html b/user/edit.html
index 35345c7f623..cd5b2b70070 100644
--- a/user/edit.html
+++ b/user/edit.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?PHP
-   if (empty($user->htmleditor)) {
+   if (!isset($user->htmleditor)) {
        $user->htmleditor = 1;
    }
    if (empty($user->lang)) {