diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/preferences.html b/searx/templates/simple/preferences.html
index 8ee0a02c7..7f9be5693 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/preferences.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/preferences.html
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
       <p class="value">
         <select name='image_proxy' aria-labelledby="pref_image_proxy">
           <option value="1" {% if image_proxy %}selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ _('Enabled') }}</option>
-          <option value="" {% if not image_proxy %}selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ _('Disabled') }}</option>
+          <option value="0" {% if not image_proxy %}selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ _('Disabled') }}</option>
         </select>
       </p>
       <div class="description">{{ _('Proxying image results through SearXNG') }}</div>
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
       <p class="value">
         <select name='query_in_title' aria-labelledby="pref_query_in_title">
           <option value="1" {% if query_in_title %}selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ _('Enabled') }}</option>
-          <option value="" {% if not query_in_title %}selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ _('Disabled') }}</option>
+          <option value="0" {% if not query_in_title %}selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ _('Disabled') }}</option>
         </select>
       </p>
       <div class="description">{{ _("When enabled, the result page's title contains your query. Your browser can record this title") }}</div>