diff --git a/app/views/spree/admin/states/new.js.erb b/app/views/spree/admin/states/new.js.erb
index 4f8226e695..b8aecdf165 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/admin/states/new.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/spree/admin/states/new.js.erb
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-$("#new_state").html("<%= escape_javascript(render :template => 'spree/admin/states/new', :formats => [:html], :handlers => [:erb]) %>");
+$("#new_state").html("<%= escape_javascript(render :template => 'spree/admin/states/new', :formats => [:html], :handlers => [:haml]) %>");
 $("#new_state_link").parent().hide();