diff --git a/user/profile/field/menu/field.class.php b/user/profile/field/menu/field.class.php
index ec514f9..28f7f2e 100644
--- a/user/profile/field/menu/field.class.php
+++ b/user/profile/field/menu/field.class.php
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ class profile_field_menu extends profile_field_base {
             $this->options[''] = get_string('choose').'...';
         }
         foreach($options as $key => $option) {
-            $this->options[$key] = format_string($option);//multilang formatting
+            $this->options[$option] = format_string($option);//multilang formatting
         }
 
         /// Set the data key
         if ($this->data !== NULL) {
-            $this->datakey = (int)array_search($this->data, $this->options);
+            $this->datakey = array_search($this->data, $this->options);
         }
     }
 
@@ -52,13 +52,11 @@ class profile_field_menu extends profile_field_base {
     }
 
     /**
-     * The data from the form returns the key. This should be converted to the
-     * respective option string to be saved in database
-     * Overwrites base class accessor method
-     * @param   integer   the key returned from the select input in the form
+     * Verify that the value specified is a valid value
+     * @param   mixed   the profile field value
      */
     function edit_save_data_preprocess($key) {
-        return isset($this->options[$key]) ? addslashes($this->options[$key]) : NULL;
+        return isset($this->options[stripslashes($key)]) ? $key : NULL;
     }
 
     /**