diff --git a/test/ci-bootstrap.py b/test/ci-bootstrap.py
index c686bf79b22d07f9ae7c2d430261b9eacaa1362f..6e14e2ca51ba21ccabefd8952dc8bc6401e7c3af 100755
--- a/test/ci-bootstrap.py
+++ b/test/ci-bootstrap.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def main():  # pylint: disable=too-many-statements,too-many-branches
         settings['ip_address'] = droplet_ip
         settings['domain'] = droplet_name + '.ci.openappstack.net'
         settings['admin_email'] = "admin@{0}".format(settings['domain'])
-        settings['acme_staging'] = "true"
+        settings['acme_staging'] = True
 
         if not os.path.exists('./group_vars'):
             os.mkdir('./group_vars')