diff --git a/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAMetadataResolverServiceImpl.groovy b/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAMetadataResolverServiceImpl.groovy
index b7ba6af5a..8e5015a0d 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAMetadataResolverServiceImpl.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAMetadataResolverServiceImpl.groovy
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class JPAMetadataResolverServiceImpl implements MetadataResolverService {
                 metadataFile: resolver.metadataFile,
 
                 requireValidMetadata: resolver.requireValidMetadata,
-                failFastInitialization: !resolver.failFastInitialization ?: null,
+                failFastInitialization: resolver.failFastInitialization,
                 sortKey: resolver.sortKey,
                 criterionPredicateRegistryRef: resolver.criterionPredicateRegistryRef,
                 useDefaultPredicateRegistry: !resolver.useDefaultPredicateRegistry ?: null,
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ class JPAMetadataResolverServiceImpl implements MetadataResolverService {
         markupBuilderDelegate.MetadataProvider(id: resolver.xmlId,
                 'xsi:type': 'DynamicHTTPMetadataProvider',
                 requireValidMetadata: resolver.requireValidMetadata,
-                failFastInitialization: !resolver.failFastInitialization ?: null,
+                failFastInitialization: resolver.failFastInitialization,
                 sortKey: resolver.sortKey,
                 criterionPredicateRegistryRef: resolver.criterionPredicateRegistryRef,
                 useDefaultPredicateRegistry: !resolver.useDefaultPredicateRegistry ?: null,
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ class JPAMetadataResolverServiceImpl implements MetadataResolverService {
                 initializeFromBackupFile: resolver.initializeFromBackupFile,
                 backupFileInitNextRefreshDelay: resolver.backupFileInitNextRefreshDelay,
                 requireValidMetadata: resolver.requireValidMetadata,
-                failFastInitialization: !resolver.failFastInitialization ?: null,
+                failFastInitialization: resolver.failFastInitialization,
                 sortKey: resolver.sortKey,
                 criterionPredicateRegistryRef: resolver.criterionPredicateRegistryRef,
                 useDefaultPredicateRegistry: !resolver.useDefaultPredicateRegistry ?: null,
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class JPAMetadataResolverServiceImpl implements MetadataResolverService {
                 id: resolver.xmlId,
                 'xsi:type': 'LocalDynamicMetadataProvider',
                 requireValidMetadata: resolver.requireValidMetadata,
-                failFastInitialization: !resolver.failFastInitialization ?: null,
+                failFastInitialization: resolver.failFastInitialization,
                 sortKey: resolver.sortKey,
                 criterionPredicateRegistryRef: resolver.criterionPredicateRegistryRef,
                 useDefaultPredicateRegistry: !resolver.useDefaultPredicateRegistry ?: null,
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/resolvers/MetadataResolver.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/resolvers/MetadataResolver.java
index 74a384345..45324c61f 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/resolvers/MetadataResolver.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/resolvers/MetadataResolver.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class MetadataResolver extends AbstractAuditable {
 
     private Boolean requireValidMetadata;
 
-    private Boolean failFastInitialization = true;
+    private Boolean failFastInitialization;
 
     private Integer sortKey;