diff --git a/openassessment/xblock/static/js/src/studio/oa_edit_settings.js b/openassessment/xblock/static/js/src/studio/oa_edit_settings.js
index 926793a003..7eca8398d7 100644
--- a/openassessment/xblock/static/js/src/studio/oa_edit_settings.js
+++ b/openassessment/xblock/static/js/src/studio/oa_edit_settings.js
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ OpenAssessment.EditSettingsView.prototype = {
                 sel.val(0);
             }
         }
-        return sel.val() === 1;
+        return sel.val() === "1";
     },
     /**
     Get or set the number of scores to show in the leaderboard.