diff --git a/includes/html/modal/delete_service_template.inc.php b/includes/html/modal/delete_service_template.inc.php
index 3a1c7b2698..7b0a13440c 100644
--- a/includes/html/modal/delete_service_template.inc.php
+++ b/includes/html/modal/delete_service_template.inc.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if (Auth::user()->hasGlobalAdmin()) {
                 </div>
                 <div class="modal-body">
                     <p>Please confirm that you would like to delete this service template.</p>
-                    <div class="form-group" id="ack_section">
+                    <div class="form-group">
                         <label for="service_delete" class="col-sm-4 col-md-3 control-label" title="Delete ALL Services created by this Template">Delete ALL Services created by this Template:</label>
                         <div class="col-sm-8 col-md-9">
                             <input type='checkbox' name='service_delete' id='service_delete'>
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ if (Auth::user()->hasGlobalAdmin()) {
         $('#service-template-removal').click('', function (e) {
             e.preventDefault();
             var service_template_id = $("#service_template_id").val();
+            var service_delete = $("#service_delete").val();
             $.ajax({
                 type: 'POST',
                 url: 'ajax_form.php',
diff --git a/includes/services.inc.php b/includes/services.inc.php
index 4a42fd6523..a28555f1b2 100644
--- a/includes/services.inc.php
+++ b/includes/services.inc.php
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ function delete_service_template($service_template = null, $service_delete = nul
     if (! is_numeric($service_template)) {
         return false;
     }
-    if ($service_delete == true) {
+    if ($service_delete === on) {
         foreach (dbFetchRows('SELECT * FROM `services` WHERE `service_template_id` = ?', [$service_template]) as $service) {
             dbDelete('services', '`service_id` =  ?', [$service['service_id']]);
         }
     }
-    
+
     return dbDelete('services_template', '`service_template_id` =  ?', [$service_template]);
 }