diff --git a/ansible/instantiate-awx-deployment.yml b/ansible/instantiate-awx-deployment.yml
index 28e4367d..8c219a60 100644
--- a/ansible/instantiate-awx-deployment.yml
+++ b/ansible/instantiate-awx-deployment.yml
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
             tower_admin_email: test@example.com
             tower_ingress_type: "{{ tower_ingress_type | default(omit) }}"  # Either Route, Ingress or LoadBalancer
             tower_image: "{{ tower_image | default(omit) }}"
-            development_mode: "{{ (development_mode|bool) | default(omit) }}"
+            development_mode: "{{ development_mode | default(omit) | bool }}"
             tower_image_pull_policy: "{{ tower_image_pull_policy | default(omit) }}"