diff --git a/public-legacy/forum/posting.php b/public-legacy/forum/posting.php
index ccfc3bc..668952d 100644
--- a/public-legacy/forum/posting.php
+++ b/public-legacy/forum/posting.php
@@ -169,11 +169,6 @@ if(!empty($_POST)) {
     } else {
         $isEditingTopic = empty($topicInfo) || ($mode === 'edit' && $originalPostInfo->getId() == $postInfo->getId());
 
-        if(is_string($topicType))
-            $topicType = ForumTopicInfo::TYPE_ALIASES[$topicType] ?? ForumTopicInfo::TYPE_DISCUSSION;
-        else
-            $topicType = (int)$topicType;
-
         if($mode === 'create') {
             $postTimeout = $cfg->getInteger('forum.posting.timeout', 5);
             if($postTimeout > 0) {
@@ -192,7 +187,7 @@ if(!empty($_POST)) {
         if($isEditingTopic) {
             $originalTopicTitle = $topicInfo?->getTitle() ?? null;
             $topicTitleChanged = $topicTitle !== $originalTopicTitle;
-            $originalTopicType = (int)($topicInfo?->getType() ?? 0);
+            $originalTopicType = $topicInfo?->getTypeString() ?? 'discussion';
             $topicTypeChanged = $topicType !== null && $topicType !== $originalTopicType;
 
             $topicTitleLengths = $cfg->getValues([
@@ -329,14 +324,6 @@ try {
     $selectedParser = Parser::BBCODE;
 }
 
-// this sucks, fix it!
-$topicTypeName = match($topicType ?? $topicInfo?->getType() ?? null) {
-    default => 'discussion',
-    ForumTopicInfo::TYPE_STICKY => 'sticky',
-    ForumTopicInfo::TYPE_ANNOUNCE => 'announce',
-    ForumTopicInfo::TYPE_GLOBAL => 'global',
-};
-
 Template::render('forum.posting', [
     'posting_breadcrumbs' => $forum->getCategoryAncestry($categoryInfo),
     'global_accent_colour' => $forum->getCategoryColour($categoryInfo),
@@ -348,7 +335,6 @@ Template::render('forum.posting', [
     'posting_notices' => $notices,
     'posting_mode' => $mode,
     'posting_types' => $topicTypes,
-    'posting_type_selected' => $topicTypeName,
     'posting_defaults' => [
         'title' => $topicTitle ?? null,
         'type' => $topicType ?? null,
diff --git a/src/Forum/ForumTopicInfo.php b/src/Forum/ForumTopicInfo.php
index 2a6c976..88a3f42 100644
--- a/src/Forum/ForumTopicInfo.php
+++ b/src/Forum/ForumTopicInfo.php
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ class ForumTopicInfo {
         return $this->type;
     }
 
+    public function getTypeString(): string {
+        return match($this->type) {
+            self::TYPE_GLOBAL => 'global',
+            self::TYPE_ANNOUNCE => 'announce',
+            self::TYPE_STICKY => 'sticky',
+            default => 'discussion',
+        };
+    }
+
     public function isDiscussion(): bool {
         return $this->type === self::TYPE_DISCUSSION;
     }
diff --git a/templates/forum/posting.twig b/templates/forum/posting.twig
index e3c9d51..16c7866 100644
--- a/templates/forum/posting.twig
+++ b/templates/forum/posting.twig
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
                         {% if is_opening and posting_types|length > 1 %}
                             <select class="input__select forum__post__dropdown" name="post[type]">
                             {% for type_name, type_title in posting_types %}
-                                <option value="{{ type_name }}"{% if type_name == posting_type_selected %} selected{% endif %}>{{ type_title }}</option>
+                                <option value="{{ type_name }}"{% if type_name == posting_topic.typeString|default('discussion') %} selected{% endif %}>{{ type_title }}</option>
                             {% endfor %}
                             </select>
                         {% endif %}