diff --git a/app/controllers/email_controller.rb b/app/controllers/email_controller.rb
index bcc8041b6..37b169a23 100644
--- a/app/controllers/email_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/email_controller.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class EmailController < ApplicationController
     if @user.blank?
       @not_found = true
     end
+
   end
 
   def perform_unsubscribe
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ class EmailController < ApplicationController
     end
 
     if params["disable_mailing_list"]
-      user.user_option.update_columns(email_always: false)
+      user.user_option.update_columns(mailing_list_mode: false)
       updated = true
     end
 
diff --git a/app/views/email/unsubscribe.html.erb b/app/views/email/unsubscribe.html.erb
index b2df6ad2c..b4d543a16 100644
--- a/app/views/email/unsubscribe.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/email/unsubscribe.html.erb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <% end %>
       <% end %>
 
-      <% if @user.user_option.email_always && !SiteSetting.disable_mailing_list_mode %>
+      <% if @user.user_option.mailing_list_mode && !SiteSetting.disable_mailing_list_mode %>
         <p>
         <label>
         <%= check_box_tag 'disable_mailing_list' %>
diff --git a/spec/controllers/email_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/email_controller_spec.rb
index 5e4c41056..fe6c88248 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/email_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/email_controller_spec.rb
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ describe EmailController do
       user = Fabricate(:user)
       key = UnsubscribeKey.create_key_for(user, "all")
 
-      user.user_option.update_columns(email_always: true)
+      user.user_option.update_columns(mailing_list_mode: true)
 
       post :perform_unsubscribe, key: key, disable_mailing_list: "1"
       expect(response.status).to eq(302)
 
       user.user_option.reload
 
-      expect(user.user_option.email_always).to eq(false)
+      expect(user.user_option.mailing_list_mode).to eq(false)
     end
 
     it 'can disable digest' do
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe EmailController do
       user = Fabricate(:user)
       key = UnsubscribeKey.create_key_for(user, "digest")
 
-      user.user_option.update_columns(email_always: true)
+      user.user_option.update_columns(mailing_list_mode: true)
 
       get :unsubscribe, key: key
       expect(response.body).to include(I18n.t("unsubscribe.mailing_list_mode"))
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe EmailController do
       get :unsubscribe, key: key
       expect(response.body).not_to include(I18n.t("unsubscribe.mailing_list_mode"))
 
-      user.user_option.update_columns(email_always: false)
+      user.user_option.update_columns(mailing_list_mode: false)
       SiteSetting.disable_mailing_list_mode = false
 
       get :unsubscribe, key: key