diff --git a/apps/api/src/index.ts b/apps/api/src/index.ts
index f9c183ff8..6f603e276 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/index.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const schema = {
 		},
 		COOLIFY_WHITE_LABELED: {
 			type: 'string',
-			default: false
+			default: "false"
 		},
 		COOLIFY_WHITE_LABELED_ICON: {
 			type: 'string',
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const schema = {
 		},
 		COOLIFY_AUTO_UPDATE: {
 			type: 'string',
-			default: false
+			default: "false"
 		},
 
 	}