diff --git a/web/client/plugins/print/Projection.jsx b/web/client/plugins/print/Projection.jsx
index 84534fbc27..1e5a3f3487 100644
--- a/web/client/plugins/print/Projection.jsx
+++ b/web/client/plugins/print/Projection.jsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function mapTransformer(state, map) {
         return {
             ...map,
             zoom: zoom,
-            scaleZoom: map.scaleZoom,
+            scaleZoom: map.scaleZoom,           // the selected value from scale DD
             scale: scales[zoom],
             projection: srs
         };