diff --git a/ceph/mgr.sls b/ceph/mgr.sls
index 9aa1799..c30cb7d 100644
--- a/ceph/mgr.sls
+++ b/ceph/mgr.sls
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 {%- if common.version not in ['jewel','kraken','luminous'] and setup.pool is defined %}
   {%- set rbd_pools=[] %}
     {%- for pool_name, pool in setup.pool.iteritems() %}
-      {%- if pool.application == 'rbd' and pool.rbd_stats == true %}
+      {%- if pool.application == 'rbd' and pool.get('rbd_stats', False) %}
         {%- do rbd_pools.append(pool_name) %}
       {%- endif %}
     {%- endfor %}