diff --git a/cmd/config/internal/commands/e2e/e2e_test.go b/cmd/config/internal/commands/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 4044b1bab5..8a1f393547 100644
--- a/cmd/config/internal/commands/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config/internal/commands/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -605,8 +605,8 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: foo
   annotations:
-    a-bool-value: "true"
-    a-int-value: "2"
+    a-bool-value: true
+    a-int-value: 2
     a-string-value: a
 `,
 				}
@@ -640,8 +640,8 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: foo
   annotations:
-    a-bool-value: "true"
-    a-int-value: "2"
+    a-bool-value: true
+    a-int-value: 2
     a-string-value: a
 `,
 				}
diff --git a/cmd/config/internal/commands/run-fns.go b/cmd/config/internal/commands/run-fns.go
index 5da5722adf..481969fb7a 100644
--- a/cmd/config/internal/commands/run-fns.go
+++ b/cmd/config/internal/commands/run-fns.go
@@ -236,7 +236,9 @@ data: {}
 			if len(kv) != 2 {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("args must have keys and values separated by =")
 			}
-			err := dataField.PipeE(yaml.SetField(kv[0], yaml.NewScalarRNode(kv[1])))
+			// do not set style since function should determine tag and style
+			err := dataField.PipeE(
+				yaml.FieldSetter{Name: kv[0], Value: yaml.NewScalarRNode(kv[1]), OverrideStyle: true})
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}