diff --git a/tasks/portal.yml b/tasks/portal.yml
index e4729fa..ee832f9 100644
--- a/tasks/portal.yml
+++ b/tasks/portal.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             server_proxy_password: "{{ rhsm_rhsm_proxy_password | default(omit) }}"
           register: subscrition_result
           environment:
-            SMDEV_CONTAINER_OFF: "{{ rhsm_disable_container_check | bool }}"
+            SMDEV_CONTAINER_OFF: "{{ rhsm_disable_container_check }}"
           tags:
             - rhsm
             - rhsm_register
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         - name: Clean all local subscription data
           command: subscription-manager clean
           environment:
-            SMDEV_CONTAINER_OFF: "{{ rhsm_disable_container_check | bool }}"
+            SMDEV_CONTAINER_OFF: "{{ rhsm_disable_container_check }}"
 
         - import_tasks: register.yml
 
diff --git a/tasks/register.yml b/tasks/register.yml
index 086f63b..ed49de2 100644
--- a/tasks/register.yml
+++ b/tasks/register.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     server_proxy_password: "{{ rhsm_rhsm_proxy_password | default(omit) }}"
   register: subscrition_result
   environment:
-    SMDEV_CONTAINER_OFF: "{{ rhsm_disable_container_check | bool }}"
+    SMDEV_CONTAINER_OFF: "{{ rhsm_disable_container_check }}"
   tags:
     - rhsm
     - rhsm_register
diff --git a/tasks/satellite-6.yml b/tasks/satellite-6.yml
index b9b37f1..4ad963b 100644
--- a/tasks/satellite-6.yml
+++ b/tasks/satellite-6.yml
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@
 - name: SATELLITE 6 | Execute katello-rhsm-consumer
   shell: katello-rhsm-consumer
   environment:
-    SMDEV_CONTAINER_OFF: "{{ rhsm_disable_container_check | bool }}"
+    SMDEV_CONTAINER_OFF: "{{ rhsm_disable_container_check }}"
   when: katello_rpm.changed
diff --git a/tasks/unregister.yml b/tasks/unregister.yml
index a26e6ee..c55f56d 100644
--- a/tasks/unregister.yml
+++ b/tasks/unregister.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - name: Unregister Red Hat subscription
   command: subscription-manager remove --all
   environment:
-    SMDEV_CONTAINER_OFF: "{{ rhsm_disable_container_check | bool }}"
+    SMDEV_CONTAINER_OFF: "{{ rhsm_disable_container_check }}"
   become: true
   tags:
     - rhsm_unregister
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 676b534..556616f 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 rhsm_repo_ca_cert: "{{ '%(ca_cert_dir)s' ~ ('katello-server-ca.pem' if rhsm_method == 'satellite' else 'redhat-uep.pem') }}"
 rhsm_full_refresh_on_yum: "{{ 1 if rhsm_method == 'satellite' else 0 }}"
-rhsm_disable_container_check: false
+rhsm_disable_container_check: ''
 rhsm_yum_plugins:
   - file: product-id.conf
     option: enabled