diff --git a/app/provision/app_defaults.php b/app/provision/app_defaults.php
index 7f4b1a8368..7c55e186fd 100644
--- a/app/provision/app_defaults.php
+++ b/app/provision/app_defaults.php
@@ -135,6 +135,23 @@ if ($domains_processed == 1) {
 	$sql .= ") ";
 	$database->execute($sql);
 
+	//provision settings for templates should use type text
+	$sql = "update v_default_settings ";
+	$sql .= "set default_setting_name = 'text' ";
+	$sql .= "where default_setting_uuid in ( ";
+	$sql .= "	select default_setting_uuid ";
+	$sql .= "	from v_default_settings  ";
+	$sql .= "	where default_setting_category = 'provision' ";
+	$sql .= "	and default_setting_name = 'boolean' ";
+	$sql .= "	and ( ";
+	$sql .= "		default_setting_subcategory like 'yealink_%' ";
+	$sql .= "		or default_setting_subcategory like 'polycom_%' ";
+	$sql .= "		or default_setting_subcategory like 'grandstream_%' ";
+	$sql .= "		or default_setting_subcategory like 'cisco_%' ";
+	$sql .= "		or default_setting_subcategory like 'flyingvoice_%' ";
+	$sql .= "	) ";
+	$sql .= "); ";
+
 }
 
 ?>