diff --git a/web/templates/partials/controls.html b/web/templates/partials/controls.html
index fadfd56..afe405f 100644
--- a/web/templates/partials/controls.html
+++ b/web/templates/partials/controls.html
@@ -125,42 +125,12 @@
         <label class="field">
           <span>Strategy mode</span>
           <select name="strategy_mode">
-            <option
-              value="incremental"
-              {%
-              if
-              strategy_mode=""
-              ="incremental"
-              %}selected{%
-              endif
-              %}
-            >
-              incremental
-            </option>
-            <option
-              value="paper"
-              {%
-              if
-              strategy_mode=""
-              ="paper"
-              %}selected{%
-              endif
-              %}
-            >
-              paper
-            </option>
-            <option
-              value="live"
-              {%
-              if
-              strategy_mode=""
-              ="live"
-              %}selected{%
-              endif
-              %}
-            >
-              live
-            </option>
+            {% set sel = "selected" if strategy_mode == "incremental" else "" %}
+            <option value="incremental" {{ sel }}>incremental</option>
+            {% set sel = "selected" if strategy_mode == "paper" else "" %}
+            <option value="paper" {{ sel }}>paper</option>
+            {% set sel = "selected" if strategy_mode == "live" else "" %}
+            <option value="live" {{ sel }}>live</option>
           </select>
         </label>
         <label class="field">