diff --git a/glance/client.sls b/glance/client.sls
index b7cafcf..83d3697 100644
--- a/glance/client.sls
+++ b/glance/client.sls
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 {%- set _image_properties = {} %}
 {%- do _image_properties.update({'container_format': image.container_format}) %}
 {%- do _image_properties.update({'disk_format': image.disk_format}) %}
-{%- do _image_properties.update({'protected': 'false'}) %}
+{%- do _image_properties.update({'protected': false}) %}
 {%- do _image_properties.update({'tags': image.tags}) %}
 {%- do _image_properties.update({'visibility': image.visibility}) %}