diff --git a/openshift-gitops-operator/operator/components/disable-default-instance/patch-subscription.yaml b/openshift-gitops-operator/operator/components/disable-default-instance/patch-subscription.yaml
index 722d5522..cefa2daa 100644
--- a/openshift-gitops-operator/operator/components/disable-default-instance/patch-subscription.yaml
+++ b/openshift-gitops-operator/operator/components/disable-default-instance/patch-subscription.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ spec:
   config:
     env:
       - name: DISABLE_DEFAULT_ARGOCD_INSTANCE
-        value: true
+        value: "true"