diff --git a/internal/helmclient/tools/tools.go b/internal/helmclient/tools/tools.go
index 840aa08..0d589b7 100644
--- a/internal/helmclient/tools/tools.go
+++ b/internal/helmclient/tools/tools.go
@@ -55,11 +55,15 @@ type CompositionValues struct {
 // The modified values are returned as a byte slice.
 func InjectValues(dat []byte, opts CompositionValues) ([]byte, error) {
 	var err error
+	gracefullyPaused := "false"
 	if opts.GracefullyPaused {
-		dat, err = AddOrUpdateFieldInValues(dat, true, "global", "gracefullyPaused")
-		if err != nil {
-			return dat, fmt.Errorf("failed to add gracefullyPaused to values: %w", err)
-		}
+		gracefullyPaused = "true"
+	} else {
+		gracefullyPaused = "false"
+	}
+	dat, err = AddOrUpdateFieldInValues(dat, gracefullyPaused, "global", "gracefullyPaused")
+	if err != nil {
+		return dat, fmt.Errorf("failed to add gracefullyPaused to values: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	dat, err = AddOrUpdateFieldInValues(dat, opts.CompositionNamespace, "global", "compositionNamespace")
diff --git a/internal/helmclient/tools/tools_test.go b/internal/helmclient/tools/tools_test.go
index 5f4df1b..4cae787 100644
--- a/internal/helmclient/tools/tools_test.go
+++ b/internal/helmclient/tools/tools_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestInjectValues(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: map[string]interface{}{
 				"global": map[string]interface{}{
-					"gracefullyPaused":            true,
+					"gracefullyPaused":            "true",
 					"compositionNamespace":        "default",
 					"compositionName":             "test-composition",
 					"krateoNamespace":             "krateo-system",
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func TestInjectValues(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: map[string]interface{}{
 				"global": map[string]interface{}{
+					"gracefullyPaused":            "false",
 					"compositionNamespace":        "default",
 					"compositionName":             "test-composition",
 					"krateoNamespace":             "krateo-system",
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ func TestInjectValues(t *testing.T) {
 					"field": "value",
 				},
 				"global": map[string]interface{}{
+					"gracefullyPaused":            "false",
 					"existingGlobal":              "value",
 					"compositionNamespace":        "default",
 					"compositionName":             "test-composition",