diff --git a/lib/custom_wizard/field.rb b/lib/custom_wizard/field.rb
index 51e3d4de..a8160b4c 100644
--- a/lib/custom_wizard/field.rb
+++ b/lib/custom_wizard/field.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class CustomWizard::Field
     @index = attrs[:index]
     @type = attrs[:type]
     @required = !!attrs[:required]
-    @value = attrs[:value]
+    @value = attrs[:value] || default_value
     @description = attrs[:description]
     @image = attrs[:image]
     @key = attrs[:key]
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ class CustomWizard::Field
     @label ||= PrettyText.cook(@raw[:label])
   end
 
+  def default_value
+    if @type == 'checkbox'
+      false
+    end
+  end
+
   def self.types
     @types ||= {
       text: {
diff --git a/serializers/custom_wizard/wizard_field_serializer.rb b/serializers/custom_wizard/wizard_field_serializer.rb
index 19025dff..42d5eba0 100644
--- a/serializers/custom_wizard/wizard_field_serializer.rb
+++ b/serializers/custom_wizard/wizard_field_serializer.rb
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ class CustomWizard::FieldSerializer < ::ApplicationSerializer
     object.value
   end
 
-  def include_value?
-    object.value.present?
-  end
-
   def i18n_key
     @i18n_key ||= "wizard.step.#{object.step.id}.fields.#{object.id}".underscore
   end