diff --git a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
index 3dce533c9..990d5623d 100644
--- a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ docker_registry_mirrors: []
 # storage driver
 
 docker_storage_driver: overlay2
-docker_storage_containerd_snapshotter: "false"
+docker_storage_containerd_snapshotter: false
 
 ##########################
 # storage block device
diff --git a/roles/docker/templates/daemon.json.j2 b/roles/docker/templates/daemon.json.j2
index af928f505..7a7fb9cbf 100644
--- a/roles/docker/templates/daemon.json.j2
+++ b/roles/docker/templates/daemon.json.j2
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
     },
 {% endif %}
     "registry-mirrors": [{% for mirror in docker_registry_mirrors %}"{{ mirror }}"{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}],
-{% if docker_storage_containerd_snapshotter == 'true' %}
+{% if docker_storage_containerd_snapshotter | bool %}
     "features": {
-      "containerd-snapshotter": {{ docker_storage_containerd_snapshotter }}
+      "containerd-snapshotter": true
     },
 {% else %}
     "storage-driver": "{{ docker_storage_driver }}",