diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
index db25b76b1..3e7aa65fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
       debug_enabled:
         description: 'Run the build with tmate debugging enabled (https://github.com/marketplace/actions/debugging-with-tmate)'
         required: false
-        default: false
+        default: 'false'
 jobs:
   build-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/latest-changes.yml b/.github/workflows/latest-changes.yml
index 28fafd497..5343538b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/latest-changes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/latest-changes.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
       debug_enabled:
         description: 'Run the build with tmate debugging enabled (https://github.com/marketplace/actions/debugging-with-tmate)'
         required: false
-        default: false
+        default: 'false'
 jobs:
   latest-changes:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest