diff --git a/meinberlin/apps/newsletters/forms.py b/meinberlin/apps/newsletters/forms.py
index b0e87a98d3..a499a28b5f 100644
--- a/meinberlin/apps/newsletters/forms.py
+++ b/meinberlin/apps/newsletters/forms.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def __init__(self, user=None, organisation=None, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def clean(self):
         cleaned_data = super().clean()
-        if cleaned_data.get('receivers') == str(models.PROJECT) and \
+        if int(cleaned_data.get('receivers')) == models.PROJECT and \
                 not cleaned_data.get('project'):
             self.add_error('project', _('Select a Project'))