diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/general-admin.html b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/general-admin.html
index 807ab281e..f02cdfcad 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/general-admin.html
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/general-admin.html
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@
               </label>
               <div class="controls">
                 <input type="checkbox" id="ldap-ssl" name="ldap-ssl"
-                       data-bind="value: archivaRuntimeConfiguration().ldapConfiguration().ssl"/>
+                       data-bind="checked: archivaRuntimeConfiguration().ldapConfiguration().ssl"/>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div class="control-group">