diff --git a/src/app/features/profile/component/updateform/profile-popup/update-profile.ts b/src/app/features/profile/component/updateform/profile-popup/update-profile.ts
index f3305975..e1fb0bfc 100644
--- a/src/app/features/profile/component/updateform/profile-popup/update-profile.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/profile/component/updateform/profile-popup/update-profile.ts
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export class UpdateProfileComponent {
           this.lastName,
           formatDateToDDMMYYYY(this.dob),
           this.bio || '',
-          this.selectedGender === 'false' ? false : true,
+          this.selectedGender.value === 'false' ? false : true,
           this.displayName,
           Number(this.selectedEducation?.value ?? 0),
           this.links,