diff --git a/aleksis/apps/paweljong/forms.py b/aleksis/apps/paweljong/forms.py
index 859886bb8cda5655ac074924e914841271cf597b..1189c48ccbf864ca6f89b6139e7829d98e1c43b6 100644
--- a/aleksis/apps/paweljong/forms.py
+++ b/aleksis/apps/paweljong/forms.py
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ class EventCheckpointForm(forms.Form):
     use_latlon = forms.BooleanField(
         required=False,
         label=_("Submit geolocation"),
-        default=True,
+        initial=True,
     )
 
     lat = forms.DecimalField(