diff --git a/tasks/cobalt.yml b/tasks/cobalt.yml
index e1a03e2..2196110 100644
--- a/tasks/cobalt.yml
+++ b/tasks/cobalt.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       TURNSTILE_SITEKEY: "{{ COBALT_TURNSTILE_SITEKEY }}"
       TURNSTILE_SECRET: "{{ COBALT_TURNSTILE_SECRET }}"
       JWT_SECRET: "{{ COBALT_JWT_SECRET }}"
-      API_AUTH_REQUIRED: 1
+      API_AUTH_REQUIRED: "1"
       API_KEY_URL: "file:///keys.json"
     networks:
       - name: "{{ docker_network_name }}"