diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/soc_elasticfleet.yaml b/salt/elasticfleet/soc_elasticfleet.yaml
index e2c40cca5..710b7c1ff 100644
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/soc_elasticfleet.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/soc_elasticfleet.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ elasticfleet:
     defend_filters:
       enable_auto_configuration:
         description: Enable auto-configuration and management of the Elastic Defend Exclusion filters.
+        forcedType: bool
         global: True
         helpLink: elastic-fleet
         advanced: True
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ elasticfleet:
         forcedType: "[]string"
       enable_auto_configuration:
         description: Enable auto-configuration of Logstash Outputs & Fleet Host URLs.
+        forcedType: bool
         global: True
         helpLink: elastic-fleet
         advanced: True