diff --git a/k8s-deploy-template.yaml b/k8s-deploy-template.yaml
index d89da78ac2aa2d8367568d1640d3c2fa53923e65..7cdb28a1cbdef583c7c30c5eadde00a6e4f28c05 100644
--- a/k8s-deploy-template.yaml
+++ b/k8s-deploy-template.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: ${APP_NAME}
       annotations:
-        armsPilotAutoEnable: on
+        armsPilotAutoEnable: "on"
         armsPilotCreateAppName: "${APP_NAME}"
     spec:
       containers: