diff --git a/group_vars/dashboards.yml.sample b/group_vars/dashboards.yml.sample
index a5180a781..94c9a5f40 100644
--- a/group_vars/dashboards.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/dashboards.yml.sample
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ dummy:
 #dashboard_rgw_api_port: ''
 #dashboard_rgw_api_scheme: ''
 #dashboard_rgw_api_admin_resource: ''
-#dashboard_rgw_api_no_ssl_verify: ''
+#dashboard_rgw_api_no_ssl_verify: False
 
diff --git a/roles/ceph-dashboard/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-dashboard/defaults/main.yml
index c3838e083..048dc75e7 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-dashboard/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-dashboard/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ dashboard_rgw_api_host: ''
 dashboard_rgw_api_port: ''
 dashboard_rgw_api_scheme: ''
 dashboard_rgw_api_admin_resource: ''
-dashboard_rgw_api_no_ssl_verify: ''
+dashboard_rgw_api_no_ssl_verify: False
diff --git a/roles/ceph-dashboard/tasks/configure_dashboard.yml b/roles/ceph-dashboard/tasks/configure_dashboard.yml
index d61edd6c8..1de6c2579 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-dashboard/tasks/configure_dashboard.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-dashboard/tasks/configure_dashboard.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
   command: "{{ container_exec_cmd }} ceph dashboard set-rgw-api-ssl-verify False"
   changed_when: false
   delegate_to: "{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}"
-  when: dashboard_rgw_api_no_ssl_verify
+  when: dashboard_rgw_api_no_ssl_verify | bool
 
 - name: disable mgr dashboard module (restart)
   command: "{{ container_exec_cmd }} ceph mgr module disable dashboard"