diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee
index 4846837856..e2bb51a0fd 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ define [
 				toggleAutoCompile(newValue)
 				event_tracking.sendMB "autocompile-setting-changed", { value: newValue }
 
-		if (window.user?.betaProgram or window.showAutoCompileOnboarding) and $scope.autocompile_enabled
+		if (window.user?.betaProgram or window.autoCompileEnabled) and $scope.autocompile_enabled
 			toggleAutoCompile(true)
 
 		# abort compile if syntax checks fail