diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index f95c7ebc4..e3b3b3d7c 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -4102,7 +4102,7 @@
 
 			print "<select dojoType=\"dijit.form.Select\" 
 				onchange=\"headlineActionsChange(this)\">";
-			print "<option value=\"\">".__('Actions...')."</option>";
+			print "<option value=\"false\">".__('Actions...')."</option>";
 
 #			print "<optgroup label=\"".__("Selection toggle:")."\">";
 
diff --git a/viewfeed.js b/viewfeed.js
index d14d98180..2b837be73 100644
--- a/viewfeed.js
+++ b/viewfeed.js
@@ -2201,7 +2201,7 @@ function correctHeadlinesOffset(id) {
 function headlineActionsChange(elem) {
 	try {
 		eval(elem.value);
-		elem.selectedIndex = 0;
+		elem.attr('value', 'false');
 	} catch (e) {
 		exception_error("headlineActionsChange", e);
 	}