diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.coffee
index a37767ae8..50f586140 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.coffee
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ class App.ControllerTabs extends App.Controller
 
     # set last or first tab to active
     @lastActiveTab = @Config.get('lastTab')
-    if @lastActiveTab &&  @$(".nav-tabs li a[href=#{@lastActiveTab}]")[0]
-      @$(".nav-tabs li a[href=#{@lastActiveTab}]").tab('show')
+    if @lastActiveTab &&  @$(".nav-tabs li a[href='#{@lastActiveTab}']")[0]
+      @$(".nav-tabs li a[href='#{@lastActiveTab}']").tab('show')
     else
       @$('.nav-tabs li:first a').tab('show')