diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/NotificationTemplate/shared/typeFieldNames.js b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/NotificationTemplate/shared/typeFieldNames.js
index 6d4d3046a6..3c59908630 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/NotificationTemplate/shared/typeFieldNames.js
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/NotificationTemplate/shared/typeFieldNames.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default typeFieldNames;
 const initialConfigValues = {};
 Object.keys(typeFieldNames).forEach(key => {
   typeFieldNames[key].forEach(fieldName => {
-    const isBoolean = fieldName.includes('_ssl');
+    const isBoolean = fieldName.includes('_ssl') || fieldName === 'use_tls';
     initialConfigValues[fieldName] = isBoolean ? false : '';
   });
 });