diff --git a/src/main/webapp/templates/portal_normal.vm b/src/main/webapp/templates/portal_normal.vm
index 1c64372..3e05a24 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/templates/portal_normal.vm
+++ b/src/main/webapp/templates/portal_normal.vm
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ $theme.include($body_top_include)
 		<a target="_blank" href="$theme.getSetting("footer-website-url")">$theme.getSetting("footer-website-name")</a>        
     </div> 
 	<div style="float:right; text-align: right;">  
-		#if ($theme.getSetting("show-eu-flag"))
+		#if ($theme.getSetting("show-eu-flag") == "true")
 		<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/" target="_blank">
 			<img src="$themeDisplay.getPathThemeImages()/custom/logo-ec.jpg" style="width: 25px;" alt="EU H2020 programme" hspace="5" />
 		</a>