diff --git a/fail2ban-exporter/deployment.yaml b/fail2ban-exporter/deployment.yaml
index 787f9ea..e19e644 100644
--- a/fail2ban-exporter/deployment.yaml
+++ b/fail2ban-exporter/deployment.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ spec:
         - name: GEOIP_EXPORTER_ADDRESS
           value: :9191
         - name: GEOIP_ENABLE_EXPORTER
-          value: true
+          value: "true"
         - name: GEOIP_DATA_URL
           value: https://data.neuber.io/data.csv
         image: git.ar21.de/yolokube/country-geo-locations:latest