diff --git a/app/views/projects/new.html.haml b/app/views/projects/new.html.haml
index 9055c04..0213576 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/new.html.haml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         = f.label :public do
           %span Public project
         .controls
-          = f.check_box :public, { :checked => Gitlab.config.gitlab.default_projects_features.public }, true, false
+          = f.check_box :public, { checked: Gitlab.config.gitlab.default_projects_features.public }, true, false
           %span.help-inline Make project visible to everyone
 
       .form-actions
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libgit2 0.21.2