diff --git a/app/templates/editor.html b/app/templates/editor.html
index 97232ef356..5c2e117cf6 100644
--- a/app/templates/editor.html
+++ b/app/templates/editor.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <div class="form-inline pull-left">
           <div class="form-group">
             <label for="reward-select">{{ 'REWARDS' | translate }}</label>
-            <select class="form-control" id="reward-select" ng-model="operationType">
+            <select class="form-control" id="reward-select" ng-model="operationType.val">
               <option value='default'>{{ 'DEFAULT' | translate }}</option>
               <option value='sp'>{{ 'POWERUP' | translate }}</option>
               <option value='dp'>{{ 'DECLINE_PAYOUT' | translate }}</option>
diff --git a/src/controllers/editor.js b/src/controllers/editor.js
index 6a0c28ef00..e8aa49bfa4 100644
--- a/src/controllers/editor.js
+++ b/src/controllers/editor.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export default ($scope, $rootScope, $routeParams, $filter, $location, $window, $
   $scope.title = undefined;
   $scope.body = $scope.tempBody = undefined;
   $scope.tags = undefined;
-  $scope.operationType = 'default';
+  $scope.operationType = {val: 'default'};
   $scope.vote = {checked: false};
 
   $scope.saving = false;
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ export default ($scope, $rootScope, $routeParams, $filter, $location, $window, $
     const permlink = createPermlink(title);
     const meta = extractMetadata(body);
     const jsonMeta = makeJsonMetadata(meta, tags, appVersion);
-    const options = makeOptions(activeUsername(), permlink, $scope.operationType);
+    const options = makeOptions(activeUsername(), permlink, $scope.operationType.val);
     const voteWeight = $scope.vote.checked ? (helperService.getVotePerc(activeUsername()) * 100) : null;
 
     $scope.posting = true;
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ export default ($scope, $rootScope, $routeParams, $filter, $location, $window, $
           return $scope.tags.split(' ');
         },
         operationType: () => {
-          return $scope.operationType;
+          return $scope.operationType.val;
         },
         vote: () => {
           return $scope.vote.checked;
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ export default ($scope, $rootScope, $routeParams, $filter, $location, $window, $
     $scope.title = '';
     $scope.body = $scope.tempBody = '';
     $scope.tags = '';
-    $scope.operationType = 'default';
+    $scope.operationType.val = 'default';
     $scope.vote.checked = false;
 
     $scope.draftId = null;