diff --git a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_course_listing.html b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_course_listing.html
index fb65200ffb..1feb06cd65 100644
--- a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_course_listing.html
+++ b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_course_listing.html
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ from util.course import get_link_for_about_page, get_encoded_course_sharing_utm_
                       <li class="actions-item" id="actions-item-email-settings-${dashboard_index}" role="menuitem">
                         % if show_email_settings:
                           % if not is_course_blocked:
-                            <a href="#email-settings-modal" class="action action-email-settings" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-optout="${unicode(course_overview.id) in course_optouts}">${_('Email Settings')}</a>
+                            <a href="#email-settings-modal" class="action action-email-settings" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-optout="${course_overview.id in course_optouts}">${_('Email Settings')}</a>
                           % else:
-                            <a class="action action-email-settings is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-optout="${unicode(course_overview.id) in course_optouts}">${_('Email Settings')}</a>
+                            <a class="action action-email-settings is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-optout="${course_overview.id in course_optouts}">${_('Email Settings')}</a>
                           % endif
                         % endif
                       </li>