diff --git a/charts/openab/templates/configmap.yaml b/charts/openab/templates/configmap.yaml
index 2ca6aa6c..2e8996b1 100644
--- a/charts/openab/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/openab/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ data:
 
     [reactions]
     enabled = {{ ($cfg.reactions).enabled | default true }}
-    remove_after_reply = {{ ($cfg.reactions).removeAfterReply | default false }}
+    remove_after_reply = {{ if hasKey ($cfg.reactions) "removeAfterReply" }}{{ ($cfg.reactions).removeAfterReply }}{{ else }}false{{ end }}
     {{- if ($cfg.reactions).toolDisplay }}
     {{- if not (has ($cfg.reactions).toolDisplay (list "full" "compact" "none")) }}
     {{- fail (printf "agents.%s.reactions.toolDisplay must be one of: full, compact, none — got: %s" $name ($cfg.reactions).toolDisplay) }}
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ data:
     {{- if or ($cfg.cronjobs) (($cfg.cron).usercronEnabled) (($cfg.cron).usercronPath) }}
 
     [cron]
-    usercron_enabled = {{ (($cfg.cron).usercronEnabled) | default false }}
+    usercron_enabled = {{ if hasKey ($cfg.cron) "usercronEnabled" }}{{ (($cfg.cron).usercronEnabled) }}{{ else }}false{{ end }}
     {{- if (($cfg.cron).usercronPath) }}
     usercron_path = {{ ($cfg.cron).usercronPath | toJson }}
     {{- end }}