diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 86df57c..1c30b61 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -40,17 +40,17 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: ""
   SCRIPT_BEFORE_REQUIRED:
-    description: "If true, the action will fail if the before script fails"
+    description: "If not an empty string, the action will fail if the before script fails. Note: The string 'false' will be treated as true"
     required: false
-    default: "false"
+    default: ""
   SCRIPT_AFTER:
     description: "Script to run on host machine after rsync"
     required: false
     default: ""
   SCRIPT_AFTER_REQUIRED:
-    description: "If true, the action will fail if the after script fails"
+    description: "If not an empty string, the action will fail if the after script fails. Note: The string 'false' will be treated as true"
     required: false
-    default: "false"
+    default: ""
 outputs:
   status:
     description: "Status"