diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/main.js b/src/main/webapp/js/main.js
index e515de8..1ec4383 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/main.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/main.js
@@ -878,10 +878,10 @@ filterAlgorithmsByAnnotation = function() {
 		var named = $("#algorithm-params-div input[type=checkbox]")[i].getAttribute("named");
 		var annList =  algIndexedArray[named].annotations;
 		if(annList.indexOf(annotation) >= 0) {
-			$($("#algorithm-params-div input[type=checkbox]")[i]).attr("checked", "")
+			$($("#algorithm-params-div input[type=checkbox]")[i]).prop("checked", true);
 		}
 		else {
-			$($("#algorithm-params-div input[type=checkbox]")[i]).removeAttr("checked")
+			$($("#algorithm-params-div input[type=checkbox]")[i]).prop("checked", false);
 		}
 	}
 }