diff --git a/lib/api/addresses.js b/lib/api/addresses.js
index 50e02efb..d0d793bb 100644
--- a/lib/api/addresses.js
+++ b/lib/api/addresses.js
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ module.exports = (db, server) => {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (!result.value.autoreply.html && 'html' in req.autoreply.params) {
+            if (!result.value.autoreply.html && 'html' in req.params.autoreply) {
                 result.value.autoreply.html = '';
                 if (!result.value.autoreply.text) {
                     // make sure we also update plaintext part
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ module.exports = (db, server) => {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (!result.value.autoreply.html && 'html' in req.autoreply.params) {
+            if (!result.value.autoreply.html && 'html' in req.params.autoreply) {
                 result.value.autoreply.html = '';
                 if (!result.value.autoreply.text) {
                     // make sure we also update plaintext part