diff --git a/web/src/settings_notifications.js b/web/src/settings_notifications.js
index 608e7939cb..6c7b35cc1c 100644
--- a/web/src/settings_notifications.js
+++ b/web/src/settings_notifications.js
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ export function initialize() {
     user_settings_panel = {
         container: "#user-notification-settings",
         settings_object: user_settings,
-        notification_sound_elem: "#user-notification-sound-audio",
+        notification_sound_elem: "audio#user-notification-sound-audio",
         for_realm_settings: false,
     };
 
diff --git a/web/src/settings_realm_user_settings_defaults.js b/web/src/settings_realm_user_settings_defaults.js
index 8d7646ed78..20b20ee601 100644
--- a/web/src/settings_realm_user_settings_defaults.js
+++ b/web/src/settings_realm_user_settings_defaults.js
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ export function initialize() {
     realm_default_settings_panel.container = "#realm-user-default-settings";
     realm_default_settings_panel.settings_object = realm_user_settings_defaults;
     realm_default_settings_panel.notification_sound_elem =
-        "#realm-default-notification-sound-audio";
+        "audio#realm-default-notification-sound-audio";
     realm_default_settings_panel.for_realm_settings = true;
 }