diff --git a/corrlib/initialization.py b/corrlib/initialization.py
index e3a078e..13b6e66 100644
--- a/corrlib/initialization.py
+++ b/corrlib/initialization.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def _create_config(path: str) -> None:
         'toml_imports_path': os.path.join(path, 'toml_imports'),
         'import_scripts_path': os.path.join(path, 'import_scripts'),
         'tracker': 'datalad',
-        'cached': True,
+        'cached': 'True',
     }
     with open(os.path.join(path, '.corrlib'), 'w') as configfile:
         config.write(configfile)