diff --git a/charts/bigdata-operator/values.yaml b/charts/bigdata-operator/values.yaml
index 5758778..fc80ef2 100644
--- a/charts/bigdata-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/bigdata-operator/values.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ podAnnotations: {}
 
 podLabels:
   bigdata.spot.io/component: "bigdata-operator"
-  spotinst.io/restrict-scale-down: true
+  spotinst.io/restrict-scale-down: "true"
 
 podSecurityContext: {}
 # fsGroup: 2000