diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/inventory.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/inventory.tt
index 58f3897609..6fcbff8579 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/inventory.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/inventory.tt
@@ -269,14 +269,14 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     <input type="hidden" name="branchcode" value="[% branchcode %]" />
     <input type="hidden" name="datelastseen" value="[% datelastseen %]" />
 
-    [% UNLESS compareinv2barcd %]
+    [% UNLESS uploadedbarcodesflag %]
       <div><a href="#" class="checkall"><i class="fa fa-check"></i> Select all</a> <a href="#" class="clearall"><i class="fa fa-remove"></i> Clear all</a></div>
     [% END %]
 
     <table id="inventoryt">
     <thead>
         <tr>
-            [% UNLESS compareinv2barcd %]<th>Seen</th>[% END %]
+            [% UNLESS uploadedbarcodesflag %]<th>Seen</th>[% END %]
             <th>Barcode</th>
             <th>Call number</th>
             <th>Library</th>
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     <tbody>
     [% FOREACH result IN loop %]
         <tr>
-            [% UNLESS compareinv2barcd %]
+            [% UNLESS uploadedbarcodesflag %]
               <td>
                 <input type="checkbox" name="SEEN-[% result.itemnumber %]" value="1" />
               </td>
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     </tbody>
     </table>
     <div class="spacer"></div>
-    [% UNLESS compareinv2barcd %]
+    [% UNLESS uploadedbarcodesflag %]
       <div style="padding : .3em 0"><a href="#" class="checkall"><i class="fa fa-check"></i> Select all</a> <a href="#" class="clearall"><i class="fa fa-remove"></i> Clear all</a></div>
       <input type="submit" id="markseenandquit" value="Mark seen and quit" />
       <input type="submit" value="Mark seen and continue &gt;&gt;" id="markseenandcontinuebutton" />
diff --git a/tools/inventory.pl b/tools/inventory.pl
index 76a09252fa..1ee40a1014 100755
--- a/tools/inventory.pl
+++ b/tools/inventory.pl
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ $template->param(
     branch                   => $branch,
     datelastseen             => $datelastseen,
     compareinv2barcd         => $compareinv2barcd,
+    uploadedbarcodesflag     => $uploadbarcodes ? 1 : 0,
 );
 
 # Walk through uploaded barcodes, report errors, mark as seen, check in