diff --git a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
index 5c2957c4f..c6b8cb6dd 100644
--- a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ module IssuesHelper
 
     case user_default_tab
     when 'last_tab_visited'
-      cookies['history_last_tab'].present? ? cookies['history_last_tab'] : 'notes'
+      cookies['history_last_tab'].presence || 'notes'
     when ''
       'notes'
     else