diff --git a/canto_deploy.yaml b/canto_deploy.yaml
index b151d8934cd575609e56177c346659eb6ac6cce5..eafb8394c3d12bc303b6cbd1fc8825286d80ad78 100644
--- a/canto_deploy.yaml
+++ b/canto_deploy.yaml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ allele_type_list:
     allele_name_required: false
     allow_expression_change: false
     expression_required: false
-    do_not_annotate: 1
+    do_not_annotate: true
     placeholder: Please provide a description
   - name: aberration
     export_type: aberration
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ allele_type_list:
     allele_name_required: false
     allow_expression_change: false
     expression_required: false
-    do_not_annotate: 1
 
 # put the genotype lists in the same order as the allele_type_list
 sort_genotype_management_page_by_allele_type: 1