diff --git a/src/coldfront_plugin_cloud/openshift.py b/src/coldfront_plugin_cloud/openshift.py
index 2e9df54..b814fd9 100644
--- a/src/coldfront_plugin_cloud/openshift.py
+++ b/src/coldfront_plugin_cloud/openshift.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def _create_project(self, project_name, project_id):
         headers = {"Content-type": "application/json"}
         annotations = {"cf_project_id": str(self.allocation.project_id),
                        "cf_pi": self.allocation.project.pi.username}
-        labels = {'opendatahub.io/dashboard': True}
+        labels = {'opendatahub.io/dashboard': "true"}
 
         payload = {"displayName": project_name,
                    "annotations": annotations,