diff --git a/app/views/spree/admin/shipping_methods/_form.html.haml b/app/views/spree/admin/shipping_methods/_form.html.haml
index dfef7418a1..43f5af4d20 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/admin/shipping_methods/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/spree/admin/shipping_methods/_form.html.haml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       = f.field_container :categories do
         - Spree::ShippingCategory.all.each do |category|
           = label_tag do
-            = check_box_tag('shipping_method[shipping_categories][]', category.id, @shipping_method.shipping_categories.include?(category))
+            = check_box_tag('shipping_method[shipping_categories][]', category.id, category == DefaultShippingCategory.find_or_create)
             = category.name
             %br/
         = error_message_on :shipping_method, :shipping_category_id