diff --git a/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Nginx/Nginx.xml b/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Nginx/Nginx.xml
index 7744d01ff..ab5384053 100644
--- a/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Nginx/Nginx.xml
+++ b/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Nginx/Nginx.xml
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@
         <Required>Y</Required>
       </headers>
       <body type="BooleanField">
+        <default>0</default>
         <Required>Y</Required>
       </body>
       <dollar_args_var type="TextField">
