diff --git a/scripts/helm/vars.yaml b/scripts/helm/vars.yaml
index fd7630965..5941894be 100644
--- a/scripts/helm/vars.yaml
+++ b/scripts/helm/vars.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ assets_bucket: sessions-assets
 recordings_bucket: mobs
 sourcemaps_bucket: sourcemaps
 kafka_endpoint: kafka.db.svc.cluster.local:9042
-kafka_ssl: false
+kafka_ssl: 'false'
 postgres_endpoint: postgresql.db.svc.cluster.local
 postgres_port: 5432
 postgres_db_name: postgres