diff --git a/public/view/sighting.php b/public/view/sighting.php
index bfa9bf4c8d722edee52889ea2b85ad66e03cbfa3..aefed55542d1a535aa9b7fd1f7019b6fe58429ed 100644
--- a/public/view/sighting.php
+++ b/public/view/sighting.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
                             </span>
                         </div>
                         <div class="sighting-cat-id" style="display: none;">
-                            <?= htmlspecialchars($cat['cat_id']) ?>
+                            <?= htmlspecialchars($sighting['cat_id']) ?>
                         </div>
 
                     </div>