diff --git a/apis/reaper/v1alpha1/reaper_types.go b/apis/reaper/v1alpha1/reaper_types.go
index 64e1420c8..40fe4a0c7 100644
--- a/apis/reaper/v1alpha1/reaper_types.go
+++ b/apis/reaper/v1alpha1/reaper_types.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ type ReaperTemplate struct {
 	// +optional
 	ResourceMeta *meta.ResourceMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 
-	// +kubebuilder:default={enabled: "false"}
+	// +kubebuilder:default={enabled: false}
 	HttpManagement HttpManagement `json:"httpManagement"`
 }