diff --git a/include/class.dept.php b/include/class.dept.php
index 4eb0b8e2229d906bbce2031f6690c8d54af23778..88cbcad9772e8236b253372ba9813b0532efeeac 100644
--- a/include/class.dept.php
+++ b/include/class.dept.php
@@ -736,23 +736,23 @@ implements TemplateVariable, Searchable {
         $this->setFlag(self::FLAG_DISABLE_AUTO_CLAIM, isset($vars['disable_auto_claim']));
 
         $filter_actions = FilterAction::objects()->filter(array('type' => 'dept', 'configuration' => '{"dept_id":'. $this->getId().'}'));
-        if ($filter_actions && $vars['status'] == __('Active'))
+        if ($filter_actions && $vars['status'] == 'active')
           FilterAction::setFilterFlag($filter_actions, 'dept', false);
         else
           FilterAction::setFilterFlag($filter_actions, 'dept', true);
 
         switch ($vars['status']) {
-          case __('Active'):
+          case 'active':
             $this->setFlag(self::FLAG_ACTIVE, true);
             $this->setFlag(self::FLAG_ARCHIVED, false);
             break;
 
-          case __('Disabled'):
+          case 'disabled':
             $this->setFlag(self::FLAG_ACTIVE, false);
             $this->setFlag(self::FLAG_ARCHIVED, false);
             break;
 
-          case __('Archived'):
+          case 'archived':
             $this->setFlag(self::FLAG_ACTIVE, false);
             $this->setFlag(self::FLAG_ARCHIVED, true);
             break;
diff --git a/include/class.topic.php b/include/class.topic.php
index 245b3c39f88535ab0afe34a24e8d189d126ca01e..8ef9de2124b646f5b671c40be2e8f82382d5e025 100644
--- a/include/class.topic.php
+++ b/include/class.topic.php
@@ -471,23 +471,23 @@ implements TemplateVariable, Searchable {
         $this->notes = Format::sanitize($vars['notes']);
 
         $filter_actions = FilterAction::objects()->filter(array('type' => 'topic', 'configuration' => '{"topic_id":'. $this->getId().'}'));
-        if ($filter_actions && $vars['status'] == __('Active'))
+        if ($filter_actions && $vars['status'] == 'active')
           FilterAction::setFilterFlag($filter_actions, 'topic', false);
         else
           FilterAction::setFilterFlag($filter_actions, 'topic', true);
 
         switch ($vars['status']) {
-          case __('Active'):
+          case 'active':
             $this->setFlag(self::FLAG_ACTIVE, true);
             $this->setFlag(self::FLAG_ARCHIVED, false);
             break;
 
-          case __('Disabled'):
+          case 'disabled':
             $this->setFlag(self::FLAG_ACTIVE, false);
             $this->setFlag(self::FLAG_ARCHIVED, false);
             break;
 
-          case __('Archived'):
+          case 'archived':
             $this->setFlag(self::FLAG_ACTIVE, false);
             $this->setFlag(self::FLAG_ARCHIVED, true);
             break;
diff --git a/include/staff/department.inc.php b/include/staff/department.inc.php
index 4352badf30eb6e2dc3647712795d335a65c874f5..2005cf53490b00a4db5ceb1a97124e74d5a052fd 100644
--- a/include/staff/department.inc.php
+++ b/include/staff/department.inc.php
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ $info = Format::htmlchars(($errors && $_POST) ? $_POST : $info);
             </td>
             <td>
                 <select name="status">
-                  <option value="Active"<?php echo ($info['status'] == __('Active'))?'selected="selected"':'';?>><?php echo __('Active'); ?></option>
-                  <option value="Disabled"<?php echo ($info['status'] == __('Disabled'))?'selected="selected"':'';?>><?php echo __('Disabled'); ?></option>
-                  <option value="Archived"<?php echo ($info['status'] == __('Archived'))?'selected="selected"':'';?>><?php echo __('Archived'); ?></option>
+                  <option value="active"<?php echo ($info['status'] == __('Active'))?'selected="selected"':'';?>><?php echo __('Active'); ?></option>
+                  <option value="disabled"<?php echo ($info['status'] == __('Disabled'))?'selected="selected"':'';?>><?php echo __('Disabled'); ?></option>
+                  <option value="archived"<?php echo ($info['status'] == __('Archived'))?'selected="selected"':'';?>><?php echo __('Archived'); ?></option>
                 </select>
                 &nbsp;<span class="error">&nbsp;</span> <i class="help-tip icon-question-sign" href="#status"></i>
             </td>
diff --git a/include/staff/helptopic.inc.php b/include/staff/helptopic.inc.php
index b6783666998c52af37d30c4e3ed401c272ff65f0..23e813d373289f5cff31b169214b4cc96dab78b3 100644
--- a/include/staff/helptopic.inc.php
+++ b/include/staff/helptopic.inc.php
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ $info=Format::htmlchars(($errors && $_POST)?$_POST:$info);
             </td>
             <td>
                 <select name="status">
-                  <option value="Active"<?php echo ($info['status'] == __('Active'))?'selected="selected"':'';?>><?php echo __('Active'); ?></option>
-                  <option value="Disabled"<?php echo ($info['status'] == __('Disabled'))?'selected="selected"':'';?>><?php echo __('Disabled'); ?></option>
-                  <option value="Archived"<?php echo ($info['status'] == __('Archived'))?'selected="selected"':'';?>><?php echo __('Archived'); ?></option>
+                  <option value="active"<?php echo ($info['status'] == __('Active'))?'selected="selected"':'';?>><?php echo __('Active'); ?></option>
+                  <option value="disabled"<?php echo ($info['status'] == __('Disabled'))?'selected="selected"':'';?>><?php echo __('Disabled'); ?></option>
+                  <option value="archived"<?php echo ($info['status'] == __('Archived'))?'selected="selected"':'';?>><?php echo __('Archived'); ?></option>
                 </select>
                 &nbsp;<span class="error">*&nbsp;</span> <i class="help-tip icon-question-sign" href="#status"></i>
             </td>