diff --git a/app/helpers/votes_helper.rb b/app/helpers/votes_helper.rb
index 602f21954..dafb108c7 100644
--- a/app/helpers/votes_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/votes_helper.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module VotesHelper
   end
 
   def voted_for?(votes, votable)
-    return false unless votes[votable.id]
+    votes[votable.id]
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/votes_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/votes_helper_spec.rb
index 3e3c005e0..96be3b3fe 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/votes_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/votes_helper_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe VotesHelper do
       proposal = create(:proposal)
       votes = {proposal.id => nil}
 
-      expect(voted_for?(votes, proposal)).to eq(false)
+      expect(voted_for?(votes, proposal)).to eq(nil)
     end
   end