diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 94c7286103c..f278d6a3893 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -1509,9 +1509,9 @@ function set_docker_options_non_ubuntu() {
    echo "setting live restore"
    # Disable live-restore if the environment variable is set.
    if [[ "${DISABLE_DOCKER_LIVE_RESTORE:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
-      addockeropt "\"live-restore\": \"false\","
+      addockeropt "\"live-restore\": false,"
    else
-      addockeropt "\"live-restore\": \"true\","
+      addockeropt "\"live-restore\": true,"
    fi
 }