diff --git a/src/calibre/library/coloring.py b/src/calibre/library/coloring.py
index 6e5e2216e0..c8cafcf9eb 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/coloring.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/coloring.py
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ class Rule(object): # {{{
 
     def identifiers_condition(self, col, action, val):
         if action == 'has id':
-            return "identifier_in_list(field('identifiers'), '%s', '1', '')"
-        return "identifier_in_list(field('identifiers'), '%s', '', '1')"
+            return "identifier_in_list(field('identifiers'), '%s', '1', '')"%val
+        return "identifier_in_list(field('identifiers'), '%s', '', '1')"%val
 
     def ondevice_condition(self, col, action, val):
         if action == 'is set':