diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/controller_workflow_job_templates.yml b/changelogs/fragments/controller_workflow_job_templates.yml
index 4ea69bbb5..48797878a 100644
--- a/changelogs/fragments/controller_workflow_job_templates.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/controller_workflow_job_templates.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
 bugfixes:
+  - Correct README.md to indicate destroy_current_nodes is bool
   - Update loop label to only show name of workflow job template instead of entire json object
diff --git a/roles/controller_workflow_job_templates/README.md b/roles/controller_workflow_job_templates/README.md
index 3ddaec9ae..ec407c14c 100644
--- a/roles/controller_workflow_job_templates/README.md
+++ b/roles/controller_workflow_job_templates/README.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ This also speeds up the overall role.
 |`scm_branch`|""|no|str|SCM branch applied as a prompt, assuming job template prompts for SCM branch|
 |`state`|`present`|no|str|Desired state of the resource.|
 |`workflow_nodes`|""|no|dict|A json list of nodes and their corresponding options. The sub-options are in the module doc.|
-|`destroy_current_nodes`|""|no|dict|Set in order to destroy current schema on the workflow, used in cases where drastic changes to schema are happening.|
+|`destroy_current_nodes`|""|no|bool|Set in order to destroy current schema on the workflow, used in cases where drastic changes to schema are happening.|
 |`survey_enabled`|""|no|bool|Enable a survey on the job template.|
 |`survey_spec`|""|no|dict|JSON/YAML dict formatted survey definition.|
 |`survey`|""|no|dict|JSON/YAML dict formatted survey definition. Alias of survey_spec|
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ controller_workflows:
     ask_inventory_on_launch: false
     ask_scm_branch_on_launch: false
     ask_limit_on_launch: false
+    destroy_current_nodes: false
     webhook_service: ''
     webhook_credential:
     organization: Default