diff --git a/src/servala/core/models/service.py b/src/servala/core/models/service.py
index b2d56e8..82d00da 100644
--- a/src/servala/core/models/service.py
+++ b/src/servala/core/models/service.py
@@ -530,9 +530,7 @@ class ServiceInstance(ServalaModelMixin, models.Model):
                 "spec": spec_data or {},
             }
             if label := context.control_plane.required_label:
-                create_data["metadata"]["labels"] = [
-                    {settings.DEFAULT_LABEL_KEY: label}
-                ]
+                create_data["metadata"]["labels"] = {settings.DEFAULT_LABEL_KEY: label}
             api_instance = client.CustomObjectsApi(
                 context.control_plane.get_kubernetes_client()
             )