diff --git a/src/servala/core/models/service.py b/src/servala/core/models/service.py
index f9afedc..f60d57c 100644
--- a/src/servala/core/models/service.py
+++ b/src/servala/core/models/service.py
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ 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()
         )