diff --git a/shared/workspaces/workspaces/capability/schema.py b/shared/workspaces/workspaces/capability/schema.py
index a152fb67f58dfbfa4b2679646d438ef0e1529f96..e0438c05f656618baa572d2b1d7ff5d395b2446e 100644
--- a/shared/workspaces/workspaces/capability/schema.py
+++ b/shared/workspaces/workspaces/capability/schema.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class CapabilityRequest(Base, CapabilityRequestIF):
     capability_name = sa.Column(
         "capability_name", sa.String, sa.ForeignKey("capabilities.capability_name")
     )
-    ingested = sa.Column("ingested", sa.Boolean, server_default=False, nullable=False)
+    ingested = sa.Column("ingested", sa.Boolean, server_default="false", nullable=False)
     created_at = sa.Column(
         "created_at",
         sa.DateTime(timezone=True),