diff --git a/app/MetaGer.php b/app/MetaGer.php
index 8ea9c8c906a02d237f6b1e78c42cbb5cdc24f197..16a8eef869aaacfc90423fa0aec721b9059ae037 100644
--- a/app/MetaGer.php
+++ b/app/MetaGer.php
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ class MetaGer
             $this->sprueche = $request->input('quotes');
         }
 
-        $this->newtab = $request->input('newtab', 'on');
+        $this->newtab = $request->input('newtab', \Cookie::get('newtab'));
         if ($this->newtab === "on") {
             $this->newtab = "_blank";
         } elseif ($this->framed) {