diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/controller_api.py b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/controller_api.py
index 0c5c191655..166d43c49e 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/controller_api.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/controller_api.py
@@ -980,6 +980,15 @@ class ControllerAPIModule(ControllerModule):
     def create_or_update_if_needed(
         self, existing_item, new_item, endpoint=None, item_type='unknown', on_create=None, on_update=None, auto_exit=True, associations=None
     ):
+        # Remove boolean values of certain specific types
+        # this is needed so that boolean fields will not get a false value when not provided
+        for key in list(new_item.keys()):
+            if key in self.argument_spec:
+                param_spec = self.argument_spec[key]
+                if 'type' in param_spec and param_spec['type'] == 'bool':
+                    if new_item[key] is None:
+                        new_item.pop(key)
+
         if existing_item:
             return self.update_if_needed(existing_item, new_item, on_update=on_update, auto_exit=auto_exit, associations=associations)
         else:
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/host/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/host/tasks/main.yml
index d7752ca661..2b5d66ff8b 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/host/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/host/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@
     that:
       - "result is not changed"
 
+- name: Modify the host as a no-op
+  host:
+    name: "{{ host_name }}"
+    inventory: "{{ inv_name }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "result is not changed"
+
 - name: Delete a Host
   host:
     name: "{{ host_name }}"
@@ -68,6 +78,15 @@
     that:
       - "result is changed"
 
+- name: Use lookup to check that host was enabled
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    host_enabled_test: "lookup('awx.awx.controller_api', 'hosts/{{result.id}}/').enabled"
+
+- name: Newly created host should have API default value for enabled
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - host_enabled_test
+
 - name: Delete a Host
   host:
     name: "{{ result.id }}"
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/schedule/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/schedule/tasks/main.yml
index df7e2d88e3..6f9eca1b33 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/schedule/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/schedule/tasks/main.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@
         that:
           - result is changed
 
+    - name: Use lookup to check that schedules was enabled
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        schedules_enabled_test: "lookup('awx.awx.controller_api', 'schedules/{{result.id}}/').enabled"
+
+    - name: Newly created schedules should have API default value for enabled
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - schedules_enabled_test
+
     - name: Build a real schedule with exists
       schedule:
         name: "{{ sched1 }}"