diff --git a/application/views/user/edit.php b/application/views/user/edit.php
index c1738e1b7..c5dbd7959 100644
--- a/application/views/user/edit.php
+++ b/application/views/user/edit.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 											<?php
 												$levels = $this->config->item('auth_level');
 												foreach ($levels as $key => $value) {
-													echo '<option value="'. $key . '" '. (($user_type == $key)?"selected=\"selected\"":""). '>' . $value . '</option>';
+													echo '<option value="'. $key . '" '. (($user_type ?? '') == $key ? "selected=\"selected\"":""). '>' . $value . '</option>';
 												}
 											?>
 											</select>