diff --git a/src/servala/core/models/service.py b/src/servala/core/models/service.py
index 82d00da..b2d56e8 100644
--- a/src/servala/core/models/service.py
+++ b/src/servala/core/models/service.py
@@ -530,7 +530,9 @@ 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()
             )