diff --git a/ckanext/zarr/templates/scheming/display_snippets/confirm.html b/ckanext/zarr/templates/scheming/display_snippets/confirm.html
index 8607c03..c9d0152 100644
--- a/ckanext/zarr/templates/scheming/display_snippets/confirm.html
+++ b/ckanext/zarr/templates/scheming/display_snippets/confirm.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set value = data[field.field_name] %}
-{%  if value == 'approved' %}
+{%  if value == '1' %}
     <strong>{{ _('Yes') }}</strong>
 {% else %}
     <strong style="color: red">{{ _('No') }}</strong>
diff --git a/ckanext/zarr/templates/scheming/form_snippets/confirm.html b/ckanext/zarr/templates/scheming/form_snippets/confirm.html
index 66fd943..5727661 100644
--- a/ckanext/zarr/templates/scheming/form_snippets/confirm.html
+++ b/ckanext/zarr/templates/scheming/form_snippets/confirm.html
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@
         <label for="approved-{{ field.field_name }}">
             <input id="checkbox-for-{{ field.field_name }}"
                 type="checkbox"
-                 {{"checked " if data[field.field_name] == 'approved'}}
+                 {{"checked " if data[field.field_name] == '1'}}
                 name="approved-{{ field.field_name }}"
                 onchange="
                     var hiddenInput = document.getElementById('approval-status-{{ field.field_name }}');
-                    hiddenInput.value = this.checked ? 'approved' : 'rejected';
+                    hiddenInput.value = this.checked ? '1' : '0';
                 "
             />
             {{ placeholder }}
         </label>
-        <input type="hidden" id="approval-status-{{ field.field_name }}" name="{{ field.field_name }}" value="rejected"/>
+        <input type="hidden" id="approval-status-{{ field.field_name }}" name="{{ field.field_name }}" value="0"/>
     </fieldset>
 
     {%- snippet 'scheming/form_snippets/help_text.html', field=field -%}
diff --git a/ckanext/zarr/validators.py b/ckanext/zarr/validators.py
index 5cecbd3..7b8d087 100644
--- a/ckanext/zarr/validators.py
+++ b/ckanext/zarr/validators.py
@@ -122,6 +122,6 @@ def validator(key, data, errors, context):
 def approval_required(field, schema):
     def validator(key, data, errors, context):
         value = data.get(key)
-        if value != "approved":
+        if value != "1":
             errors[key].append(_(f"This field is mandatory."))
     return validator