diff --git a/mod/notifications.php b/mod/notifications.php
index e475829660..b28b1478d4 100644
--- a/mod/notifications.php
+++ b/mod/notifications.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function notifications_content(&$a) {
 						'$fullname' => $rr['fname'],
 						'$url' => zrl($rr['furl']),
 						'$hidden' => array('hidden', t('Hide this contact from others'), ($rr['hidden'] == 1), ''),
-						'$activity' => array('activity', t('Post a new friend activity'), (intval(get_config('system','post_newfriend')) ? '1' : 0), t('if applicable')),
+						'$activity' => array('activity', t('Post a new friend activity'), (intval(get_pconfig(local_user(),'system','post_newfriend')) ? '1' : 0), t('if applicable')),
 
 						'$knowyou' => $knowyou,
 						'$approve' => t('Approve'),
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ function notifications_content(&$a) {
 					'$photo' => ((x($rr,'photo')) ? $rr['photo'] : "images/person-175.jpg"),
 					'$fullname' => $rr['name'],
 					'$hidden' => array('hidden', t('Hide this contact from others'), ($rr['hidden'] == 1), ''),
-					'$activity' => array('activity', t('Post a new friend activity'), (intval(get_config('system','post_newfriend')) ? '1' : 0), t('if applicable')),
+					'$activity' => array('activity', t('Post a new friend activity'), (intval(get_pconfig(local_user(),'system','post_newfriend')) ? '1' : 0), t('if applicable')),
 					'$url' => zrl($rr['url']),
 					'$knowyou' => $knowyou,
 					'$approve' => t('Approve'),
diff --git a/view/field_checkbox.tpl b/view/field_checkbox.tpl
index 725df4cdf4..afab292433 100644
--- a/view/field_checkbox.tpl
+++ b/view/field_checkbox.tpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 	
 	<div class='field checkbox'>
 		<label for='id_$field.0'>$field.1</label>
-		<input type="checkbox" name='$field.0' id='id_$field.0' value="1" {{ if $field.2 }}checked="true"{{ endif }}>
+		<input type="checkbox" name='$field.0' id='id_$field.0' value="1" {{ if $field.2 }}checked="checked"{{ endif }}>
 		<span class='field_help'>$field.3</span>
 	</div>