diff --git a/app/controllers/organizations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/organizations_controller.rb
index 4e3286700..85fc42f66 100644
--- a/app/controllers/organizations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/organizations_controller.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class OrganizationsController < ApplicationController
     @organization.name = params[:organization][:name]
     @organization.description = params[:organization][:description]
     @organization.is_public = params[:organization][:is_public]
-    @organization.allow_guest_download = params[:organization][:allow_guest_download] == 'on' ? 1 : 0
+    @organization.allow_guest_download = params[:organization][:allow_guest_download] == '1' ? 1 : 0
     @organization.creator_id = User.current.id
     member = OrgMember.new(:user_id => User.current.id)