diff --git a/src/rougail/loader.py b/src/rougail/loader.py
index d24732eaf..bff28aeb8 100644
--- a/src/rougail/loader.py
+++ b/src/rougail/loader.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ CONVERT_OPTION = {'number': dict(opttype=IntOption),
                   'string': dict(opttype=StrOption),
                   'password': dict(opttype=PasswordOption),
                   'mail': dict(opttype=EmailOption),
-                  'boolean': dict(opttype=BoolOption),
+                  'boolean': dict(opttype=BoolOption, initkwargs={'default': True}),
                   'symlink': dict(opttype=SymLinkOption),
                   'filename': dict(opttype=FilenameOption),
                   'date': dict(opttype=DateOption),
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ class Variable(Common):
         self.option = None
         self.informations = {}
         self.attrib = {}
+        convert_option = CONVERT_OPTION[elt.attrib['type']]
+        if 'initkwargs' in convert_option:
+            self.attrib.update(convert_option['initkwargs'])
         if elt.attrib['type'] != 'symlink':
             self.attrib['properties'] = []
         self.attrib['validators'] = []
@@ -278,15 +281,12 @@ class Variable(Common):
         self.populate_attrib(elt)
         self.is_follower = is_follower
         self.is_leader = is_leader
-        convert_option = CONVERT_OPTION[elt.attrib['type']]
         self.object_type = convert_option['opttype']
         self.populate_choice(elt)
         for child in elt:
             self.populate_property(child)
             self.populate_value(child)
             self.populate_check(child)
-        if 'initkwargs' in convert_option:
-            self.attrib.update(convert_option['initkwargs'])
         if elt.attrib['type'] == 'symlink':
             self.attrib['opt'] = storage.get(self.attrib['opt'])
 
@@ -371,9 +371,6 @@ class Variable(Common):
                     if not self.is_leader:
                         self.attrib['default_multi'].append(value)
                 else:
-                    if 'default' in self.attrib:
-                        raise CreoleLoaderError(_('default value already set for {}'
-                                                  '').format(self.attrib['path']))
                     value = convert_tiramisu_value(child.text, type_)
                     if self.is_follower:
                         self.attrib['default_multi'] = value
diff --git a/tests/flattener_dicos/11disabled_if_in_filelist/00-base.xml b/tests/flattener_dicos/11disabled_if_in_filelist/00-base.xml
index 900ea4d92..6a391d6bc 100644
--- a/tests/flattener_dicos/11disabled_if_in_filelist/00-base.xml
+++ b/tests/flattener_dicos/11disabled_if_in_filelist/00-base.xml
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
             <variable name="mode_conteneur_actif" type="oui/non" description="No change">
                 <value>non</value>
             </variable>
-            <variable name="mode_conteneur_actif2" type="oui/non" description="No change">
-                <value>non</value>
-            </variable>
+            <variable name="mode_conteneur_actif2" type="boolean" description="No change"/>
         </family>
         <separators/>
     </variables>
diff --git a/tests/flattener_dicos/11disabled_if_in_filelist/makedict/base.json b/tests/flattener_dicos/11disabled_if_in_filelist/makedict/base.json
index e6f3324a0..8841e51c4 100644
--- a/tests/flattener_dicos/11disabled_if_in_filelist/makedict/base.json
+++ b/tests/flattener_dicos/11disabled_if_in_filelist/makedict/base.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"rougail.general.condition": "non", "rougail.general.mode_conteneur_actif": "non", "rougail.general.mode_conteneur_actif2": "non", "services.test.files.file.group": "root", "services.test.files.file.mode": "0644", "services.test.files.file.name": "/etc/file", "services.test.files.file.owner": "root", "services.test.files.file.source": "file", "services.test.files.file.templating": true, "services.test.files.file.activate": true}
+{"rougail.general.condition": "non", "rougail.general.mode_conteneur_actif": "non", "rougail.general.mode_conteneur_actif2": true, "services.test.files.file.group": "root", "services.test.files.file.mode": "0644", "services.test.files.file.name": "/etc/file", "services.test.files.file.owner": "root", "services.test.files.file.source": "file", "services.test.files.file.templating": true, "services.test.files.file.activate": true}
diff --git a/tests/flattener_dicos/11disabled_if_in_filelist/result/00-base.xml b/tests/flattener_dicos/11disabled_if_in_filelist/result/00-base.xml
index 850de90a3..5f8454781 100644
--- a/tests/flattener_dicos/11disabled_if_in_filelist/result/00-base.xml
+++ b/tests/flattener_dicos/11disabled_if_in_filelist/result/00-base.xml
@@ -49,13 +49,9 @@
         <property expected="oui" inverse="False" source="rougail.general.condition" type="calculation">disabled</property>
         <value type="string">non</value>
       </variable>
-      <variable doc="No change" multi="False" name="mode_conteneur_actif2" type="choice">
-        <choice type="string">oui</choice>
-        <choice type="string">non</choice>
-        <property>mandatory</property>
+      <variable doc="No change" multi="False" name="mode_conteneur_actif2" type="boolean">
         <property>normal</property>
         <property expected="oui" inverse="False" source="rougail.general.condition" type="calculation">disabled</property>
-        <value type="string">non</value>
       </variable>
     </family>
     <separators/>