diff --git a/cps/templates/config_edit.html b/cps/templates/config_edit.html
index 075ef3f5..1a3be3b0 100755
--- a/cps/templates/config_edit.html
+++ b/cps/templates/config_edit.html
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     <div class="form-group">
       <label for="config_auto_convert_to_format">{{_('Automatically convert ebooks to format')}}</label>
       <select name="config_auto_convert_to_format" id="config_auto_convert_to_format" class="form-control">
-          <option value="" >Disable</option>
+        <option value="" {% if not config.config_auto_convert_to_format %} selected{% endif %}>Disable</option>
         {% for format in config.config_upload_formats.split(",") %}
           <option value="{{ format }}"{% if config.config_auto_convert_to_format.lower() == format.lower() %} selected{% endif %}>{{ format }}</option>
         {% endfor %}