diff --git a/app/views/checkout/_billing.html.haml b/app/views/checkout/_billing.html.haml
index ef3d09e052..4e451b51cd 100644
--- a/app/views/checkout/_billing.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/checkout/_billing.html.haml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
             .small-6.columns
               %label{ for: 'order.bill_address.state_id' } {{ "state" | t }}
-              %select.chunky{ id: 'order.bill_address.state_id', ng: { model: 'order.bill_address.state_id', options: 's.id as s.abbr for s in countriesById[order.bill_address.country_id].states' } }
+              %select.chunky{ id: 'order.bill_address.state_id', ng: { model: 'order.bill_address.state_id', options: 's.id as s.name for s in countriesById[order.bill_address.country_id].states' } }
 
           .row
             .small-6.columns
diff --git a/app/views/checkout/_shipping_ship_address.html.haml b/app/views/checkout/_shipping_ship_address.html.haml
index 99605480b2..aa64e6c521 100644
--- a/app/views/checkout/_shipping_ship_address.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/checkout/_shipping_ship_address.html.haml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             = validated_input t(:city), "order.ship_address.city"
           .small-6.columns
             %label{ for: 'order.ship_address.state_id' } {{ "state" | t }}
-            %select.chunky{ id: 'order.ship_address.state_id', ng: { model: 'order.ship_address.state_id', options: 's.id as s.abbr for s in countriesById[order.ship_address.country_id].states' } }
+            %select.chunky{ id: 'order.ship_address.state_id', ng: { model: 'order.ship_address.state_id', options: 's.id as s.name for s in countriesById[order.ship_address.country_id].states' } }
 
         .row
           .small-6.columns