diff --git a/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx b/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx
index bc0dc76c..57029238 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ export class Settings extends Component<any, SettingsState> {
               />
               <label
                 className="form-check-label"
-                htmlFor="user-show-new-post-notifs"
+                htmlFor="user-open-links-in-new-tab"
               >
                 {I18NextService.i18n.t("open_links_in_new_tab")}
               </label>
diff --git a/src/shared/components/post/post-listing.tsx b/src/shared/components/post/post-listing.tsx
index f89741ac..19b44a31 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/post/post-listing.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/post/post-listing.tsx
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ export class PostListing extends Component<PostListingProps, PostListingState> {
         data-tippy-content={title}
         target={
           UserService.Instance.myUserInfo?.local_user_view.local_user
-            .open_links_in_new_tab ?? false
+            .open_links_in_new_tab
             ? "_blank"
             : "_self"
         }