diff --git a/ckanext/scheming/templates/scheming/form_snippets/organization.html b/ckanext/scheming/templates/scheming/form_snippets/organization.html
index fe50750e..79aea4c2 100644
--- a/ckanext/scheming/templates/scheming/form_snippets/organization.html
+++ b/ckanext/scheming/templates/scheming/form_snippets/organization.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       <div class="controls">
         <select id="field-private" name="private" class="form-control">
           {% for option in [('True', _('Private')), ('False', _('Public'))] %}
-          <option value="{{ option[0] }}" {% if data.private is none or option[0] == data.private|trim %}selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ option[1] }}</option>
+          <option value="{{ option[0] }}" {% if option[0] == data.private|trim %}selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ option[1] }}</option>
           {% endfor %}
         </select>
       </div>