diff --git a/packages/core/helper-plugin/lib/src/content-manager/utils/formatContentTypeData.js b/packages/core/helper-plugin/lib/src/content-manager/utils/formatContentTypeData.js
index 38c0d739f9..08a64513ad 100644
--- a/packages/core/helper-plugin/lib/src/content-manager/utils/formatContentTypeData.js
+++ b/packages/core/helper-plugin/lib/src/content-manager/utils/formatContentTypeData.js
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ const formatContentTypeData = (data, ct, composSchema) => {
       const compoUid = getOtherInfos(schema, [current, 'component']);
       const isRepeatable = getOtherInfos(schema, [current, 'repeatable']);
 
-      if (!value) {
-        acc[current] = value;
+      if (type === 'json' && value !== undefined) {
+        acc[current] = JSON.stringify(value, null, 2);
 
         return acc;
       }
 
-      if (type === 'json') {
-        acc[current] = JSON.stringify(value, null, 2);
+      if (!value) {
+        acc[current] = value;
 
         return acc;
       }
diff --git a/packages/core/helper-plugin/lib/src/content-manager/utils/tests/formatContentTypeData.test.js b/packages/core/helper-plugin/lib/src/content-manager/utils/tests/formatContentTypeData.test.js
index 836f8b6960..d78b048517 100644
--- a/packages/core/helper-plugin/lib/src/content-manager/utils/tests/formatContentTypeData.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/helper-plugin/lib/src/content-manager/utils/tests/formatContentTypeData.test.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ describe('STRAPI_HELPER_PLUGIN | utils | formatContentTypeData', () => {
         dz: { type: 'dynamiczone', components: ['compos.sub-compo'] },
         jsonString: { type: 'json' },
         jsonObject: { type: 'json' },
+        jsonBool: { type: 'json' },
       },
     };
 
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ describe('STRAPI_HELPER_PLUGIN | utils | formatContentTypeData', () => {
       ],
       jsonString: 'hello',
       jsonObject: { hello: true },
+      jsonBool: false,
     };
 
     const expected = {
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ describe('STRAPI_HELPER_PLUGIN | utils | formatContentTypeData', () => {
       ],
       jsonString: '"hello"',
       jsonObject: '{\n  "hello": true\n}',
+      jsonBool: 'false',
     };
 
     expect(formatContentTypeData(data, contentType, components)).toEqual(expected);