diff --git a/pagure/templates/settings.html b/pagure/templates/settings.html
index 7b7d0de..ff26915 100644
--- a/pagure/templates/settings.html
+++ b/pagure/templates/settings.html
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@
             {% if config.get('PRIVATE_PROJECTS', False) and repo.private %}
                 <fieldset class="form-group">
                     <label class="c-input c-checkbox">Private</lable>
-                    <input type="checkbox" value="private" name="private" {%
-                        if repo.private -%}checked=""{%- endif -%}/>
+                    <input type="checkbox" value="private" name="private" checked="" />
                     <span class="c-indicator"></span>
                 </fieldset>
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_ui_private_repo.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_ui_private_repo.py
index 22ecc17..16e02ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_ui_private_repo.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_ui_private_repo.py
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ class PagurePrivateRepotest(tests.Modeltests):
             # Check for private repo
             self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 200)
             self.assertIn(
-                '<input type="checkbox" value="private" name="private" checked=""/>',
+                '<input type="checkbox" value="private" name="private" checked="" />',
                 output.get_data(as_text=True))
 
             # Check the new project form has 'private' checkbox
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ class PagurePrivateRepotest(tests.Modeltests):
             output = self.app.get('/test4/settings')
             self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 200)
             self.assertIn(
-                '<input type="checkbox" value="private" name="private" checked=""/>',
+                '<input type="checkbox" value="private" name="private" checked="" />',
                 output.get_data(as_text=True))
 
             repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test4')
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ class PagurePrivateRepotest(tests.Modeltests):
                 '                      Project updated',
                 output.get_data(as_text=True))
             self.assertNotIn(
-                '<input type="checkbox" value="private" name="private" checked=""/>',
+                '<input type="checkbox" value="private" name="private" checked="" />',
                 output.get_data(as_text=True))
 
             repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test4')