diff --git a/lib/scripts/toolbar.js b/lib/scripts/toolbar.js
index 059a4ba5c3797c92cba86a29a49e89516d626499..6d75215e0e17cf5f1d455428169e3ccf0efaaa9c 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/toolbar.js
+++ b/lib/scripts/toolbar.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function initToolbar(tbid,edid,tb, allowblock){
  * @author Andreas Gohr <andi@splitbrain.org>
  */
 function tb_format(btn, props, edid) {
-    var sample = props.title || props.sample;
+    var sample = props.sample || props.title;
     insertTags(edid,
                fixtxt(props.open),
                fixtxt(props.close),