diff --git a/includes/base.inc b/includes/base.inc
index b5d09a4..241ee2f 100644
--- a/includes/base.inc
+++ b/includes/base.inc
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class views_object {
       $value = $options;
       // Build source data and add to the array
       $format = NULL;
-      if (isset($definition['format_key']) && isset($storage[$definition['format_key']])) {
+      if (isset($definition['format_key']) && isset($options[$definition['format_key']])) {
         $format = $options[$definition['format_key']];
       }
       $translatable[] = array(