diff --git a/resources/element-templates/new-fields.json b/resources/element-templates/new-fields.json
index 8c2f6ea9c3..ef62b7812f 100644
--- a/resources/element-templates/new-fields.json
+++ b/resources/element-templates/new-fields.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     {
       "id": "boolean-required",
       "type": "Boolean",
-      "value": true,
+      "value": "true",
       "label": "boolean-required",
       "binding": {
         "name": "boolean-required",