diff --git a/apps/workflowengine/js/admin.js b/apps/workflowengine/js/admin.js
index 2c6fa54d87..0357d741ab 100644
--- a/apps/workflowengine/js/admin.js
+++ b/apps/workflowengine/js/admin.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 (function() {
 	Handlebars.registerHelper('selectItem', function(currentValue, itemValue) {
 		if(currentValue === itemValue) {
-			return 'selected=selected';
+			return 'selected="selected"';
 		}
 
 		return "";
diff --git a/apps/workflowengine/templates/admin.php b/apps/workflowengine/templates/admin.php
index 8f0124c5cb..500300f93b 100644
--- a/apps/workflowengine/templates/admin.php
+++ b/apps/workflowengine/templates/admin.php
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@
 				<div class="check" data-id="{{@index}}">
 					<select class="check-class">
 						{{#each ../classes}}
-						<option value="{{class}}" {{selectItem class ../class}}>{{name}}</option>
+						<option value="{{class}}" {{{selectItem class ../class}}}>{{name}}</option>
 						{{/each}}
 					</select>
 					<select class="check-operator">
 						{{#each (getOperators class)}}
-						<option value="{{operator}}" {{selectItem operator ../operator}}>{{name}}</option>
+						<option value="{{operator}}" {{{selectItem operator ../operator}}}>{{name}}</option>
 						{{/each}}
 					</select>
 					<input type="text" class="check-value" value="{{value}}">