diff --git a/docs/reference/smtp.md b/docs/reference/smtp.md
index 9def985ea..74dd91cc8 100644
--- a/docs/reference/smtp.md
+++ b/docs/reference/smtp.md
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ SMTP
 | Sender    | String | Y                            | Who is sending the email      |
 | Reciever  | String | Y                            | Who is receiving the email    |
 | Body      | String | N :: "Hello from Scorestack" | Body of the email             |
-| Encrypted | String | N :: False                   | Whether or not to use TLS     |
+| Encrypted | String | N :: "false"                 | Whether or not to use TLS     |
 | Port      | String | N :: "25"                    | Port of the SMTP server       |
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dynamicbeat/checks/smtp/smtp.go b/dynamicbeat/checks/smtp/smtp.go
index e7dc95187..2738a29aa 100644
--- a/dynamicbeat/checks/smtp/smtp.go
+++ b/dynamicbeat/checks/smtp/smtp.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type Definition struct {
 	Sender    string             `optiontype:"required"`                                       // Who is sending the email
 	Reciever  string             `optiontype:"required"`                                       // Who is receiving the email
 	Body      string             `optiontype:"optional" optiondefault:"Hello from Scorestack"` // Body of the email
-	Encrypted string             `optiontype:"optional"`                                       // Whether or not to use TLS
+	Encrypted string             `optiontype:"optional" optiondefault:"false"`                 // Whether or not to use TLS
 	Port      string             `optiontype:"optional" optiondefault:"25"`                    // Port of the smtp server
 }