diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2 b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
index cc43a3df601..6172df33811 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
@@ -35,11 +35,9 @@ oom_score = {{ containerd_oom_score }}
 
           [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.{{ runtime.name }}.options]
 {% for key, value in runtime.options.items() %}
-{% if value | string != "true" and value | string != "false" %}
-            {{ key }} = "{{ value }}"
-{% else %}
+{% set is_bool = value|string|lower in ['true', 'false'] %}
+{% set value = value|lower if is_bool else '"' ~ value ~ '"' %}
             {{ key }} = {{ value }}
-{% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endfor %}
 {% if kata_containers_enabled %}