diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/filters/safesearch.html b/searx/templates/simple/filters/safesearch.html
index 7d2a6b5b7..b74fbf2ad 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/filters/safesearch.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/filters/safesearch.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <select  name="safesearch" id="safesearch" class="safesearch" aria-label="{{ _('SafeSearch') }}">
-    <option value="2" {% if safesearch == '2' %}selected="selected"{% endif %} aria-label="{{ _('Strict') }}">{{ _("SafeSearch") + ": " + _('Strict') }}</option>
-    <option value="1" {% if safesearch == '1' %}selected="selected"{% endif %} aria-label="{{ _('Moderate') }}">{{ _("SafeSearch") + ": " + _('Moderate') }}</option>
-    <option value="0" {% if safesearch == '0' %}selected="selected"{% endif %} aria-label="{{ _('None') }}">{{ _("SafeSearch") + ": " + _('None') }}</option>
+    <option value="2" {% if safesearch == 2 %}selected="selected"{% endif %} aria-label="{{ _('Strict') }}">{{ _("SafeSearch") + ": " + _('Strict') }}</option>
+    <option value="1" {% if safesearch == 1 %}selected="selected"{% endif %} aria-label="{{ _('Moderate') }}">{{ _("SafeSearch") + ": " + _('Moderate') }}</option>
+    <option value="0" {% if safesearch == 0 %}selected="selected"{% endif %} aria-label="{{ _('None') }}">{{ _("SafeSearch") + ": " + _('None') }}</option>
 </select>