diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/courseware.php b/app/controllers/admin/courseware.php
index 7420e1e605fb42ea15cc16013e3b010c910f14e4..8a3260277c033d2a3d8c2fdf985deef80200319b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/courseware.php
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/courseware.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class Admin_CoursewareController extends AuthenticatedController
     {
         CSRFProtection::verifyUnsafeRequest();
 
-        switch (Request::quoted('bulk_action')) {
+        switch (Request::get('bulk_action')) {
             case 'activate':
                 return $this->activate_container_types_action();
             case 'deactivate':