diff --git a/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index 23d3c22..467837a 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 						</label>
 						<?php 
 							$expire_extra = 'id="expire" class="select" tabindex="7"';
-                            $default_expiration = config_item('default_expiration');
 							$options = array(
                                         "burn" => lang('exp_burn'),
                                         "5" => lang('exp_5min'),
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@
                             if(! config_item('disable_keep_forever')) {
                                 $options['0'] = lang('exp_forever');
                             }
-						echo form_dropdown('expire', $options, $default_expiration, $expire_extra); ?>
+						echo form_dropdown('expire', $options, $expire_set, $expire_extra); ?>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index 594058b..581af2c 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
 				</label>
 				<?php
 					$expire_extra = 'id="expire" class="select" tabindex="7"';
-                    $default_expiration = config_item('default_expiration');
 					$options = array(
 									"burn" => lang('exp_burn'),
 									"5" => lang('exp_5min'),
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@
                     if(! config_item('disable_keep_forever')) {
                         $options['0'] = lang('exp_forever');
                     }
-				echo form_dropdown('expire', $options, $default_expiration, $expire_extra); ?>
+				echo form_dropdown('expire', $options, $expire_set, $expire_extra); ?>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/i386/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/i386/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index 7ed0dd2..6ab6902 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/i386/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/i386/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
 						</label>
 						<?php 
 							$expire_extra = 'id="expire" class="select" tabindex="7"';
-                            $default_expiration = config_item('default_expiration');
 							$options = array(
                                         "burn" => lang('exp_burn'),
                                         "5" => lang('exp_5min'),
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@
                             if(! config_item('disable_keep_forever')) {
                                 $options['0'] = lang('exp_forever');
                             }
-						echo form_dropdown('expire', $options, $default_expiration, $expire_extra); ?>
+						echo form_dropdown('expire', $options, $expire_set, $expire_extra); ?>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>