diff --git a/app/templates/components/checkbox.html b/app/templates/components/checkbox.html
index a0edb9c65..0f81c8831 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/checkbox.html
+++ b/app/templates/components/checkbox.html
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 ) %}
   <div class="multiple-choice">
     <input
-      id="{{ field.id }}" name="{{ field.name }}" type="checkbox" value="{{ field.data }}"
-      {% if field.checked %}
+      id="{{ field.id }}" name="{{ field.name }}" type="checkbox" value="y"
+      {% if field.data %}
         checked
       {% endif %}
     >