diff --git a/tasks/snap/snap_daemon.yaml b/tasks/snap/snap_daemon.yaml
index 476e860..847958d 100644
--- a/tasks/snap/snap_daemon.yaml
+++ b/tasks/snap/snap_daemon.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     # set defaults
     - name: "set facts"
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        __snapd_service: "{{ snapd_service | default('false') }}"
+        __snapd_service: "{{ snapd_service | default('False') | bool }}"
 
     # purge snapd
     - name: "snapd - purge - package"