diff --git a/group_vars/matrix_servers b/group_vars/matrix_servers
index d1a51123b..8bf0e13de 100755
--- a/group_vars/matrix_servers
+++ b/group_vars/matrix_servers
@@ -6089,7 +6089,7 @@ matrix_user_verification_service_container_url: "http://{{  matrix_user_verifica
 matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_homeserver_url: "{{ matrix_addons_homeserver_client_api_url }}"
 
 # We connect via the container network (private IPs), so we need to disable IP checks
-matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_disable_ip_blacklist: "{{'true' if matrix_synapse_enabled else 'false'}}"
+matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_disable_ip_blacklist: "{{ matrix_synapse_enabled }}"
 
 matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_auth_token: "{{ '%s' | format(matrix_homeserver_generic_secret_key) | password_hash('sha512', 'uvs.auth.token', rounds=655555) | to_uuid }}"
 
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-user-verification-service/templates/.env.j2 b/roles/custom/matrix-user-verification-service/templates/.env.j2
index e07870e02..6871f2614 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-user-verification-service/templates/.env.j2
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-user-verification-service/templates/.env.j2
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
 UVS_ACCESS_TOKEN={{ matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_access_token }}
 UVS_HOMESERVER_URL={{ matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_homeserver_url }}
-UVS_DISABLE_IP_BLACKLIST={{ matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_disable_ip_blacklist }}
+UVS_DISABLE_IP_BLACKLIST={{ matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_disable_ip_blacklist | to_json }}
 UVS_LOG_LEVEL={{ matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_log_level }}
 {% if matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_require_auth | bool %}
-  UVS_AUTH_TOKEN={{ matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_auth_token }}
+UVS_AUTH_TOKEN={{ matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_auth_token }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_pin_openid_verify_server_name | bool %}
-  UVS_OPENID_VERIFY_SERVER_NAME={{ matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_openid_verify_server_name }}
+UVS_OPENID_VERIFY_SERVER_NAME={{ matrix_user_verification_service_uvs_openid_verify_server_name }}
 {% endif %}