diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/monitoring/zabbix_host.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/monitoring/zabbix_host.py
index 717baa6232e..5edf5f04d33 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/monitoring/zabbix_host.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/monitoring/zabbix_host.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ def main():
             state=dict(default="present", choices=['present', 'absent']),
             timeout=dict(type='int', default=10),
             interfaces=dict(required=False),
-            force=dict(default='yes', choices='bool'),
+            force=dict(default=True, type='bool'),
             proxy=dict(required=False)
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True