diff --git a/app/views/timelines/_general.html.erb b/app/views/timelines/_general.html.erb
index 3b605ff5fa..272440cd21 100644
--- a/app/views/timelines/_general.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/timelines/_general.html.erb
@@ -37,9 +37,19 @@ See doc/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
<%= f.text_field :name, required: true %>
<%= f.fields_for :options, timeline_options do |ff| %>
+ <%= ff.hidden_field :exist %>
- <%= ff.hidden_field :exist %>
- <%= ff.check_box :hide_chart, { label: l('timelines.filter.hide_chart') }, "yes", "no" %>
+ <%= styled_label_tag :timeline_options_hide_chart,
+ l('timelines.filter.hide_chart') %>
+
+
+ <%# need to use check_box_tag as form.check_box would create
+ a hidden field to send the value when the check box is not set.
+ The backend is written so that it expects no value when the checkbox is disabled %>
+ <%= styled_check_box_tag ff.object_name + "[hide_chart]",
+ :yes,
+ ff.object.hide_chart.present? %>
+