diff --git a/pkg/capi/components/CCVariables/Variable.vue b/pkg/capi/components/CCVariables/Variable.vue
index 06bfd52..06c3f28 100644
--- a/pkg/capi/components/CCVariables/Variable.vue
+++ b/pkg/capi/components/CCVariables/Variable.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import type { PropType } from 'vue';
+import isEqual from 'lodash/isEqual';
+
 import LabeledInput from '@components/Form/LabeledInput/LabeledInput.vue';
 import Checkbox from '@components/Form/Checkbox/Checkbox.vue';
 import KeyValue from '@shell/components/form/KeyValue.vue';
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 
   computed: {
     ...mapGetters({ t: 'i18n/t' }),
+
     componentForType(): {component: any, name: string} | undefined {
       const { type } = this.schema;
       let out: any;
@@ -101,6 +104,9 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     },
 
     validationRules() {
+      if (this.isDefaultValue) {
+        return [];
+      }
       const t = this.t as Translation;
       const out = openAPIV3SchemaValidators(t, { key: this.variable.name }, this.schema);
 
@@ -113,6 +119,16 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       return out;
     },
 
+    isDefaultValue() {
+      const defaulVal = this.schema.default;
+
+      if (defaulVal !== undefined) {
+        return isEqual(defaulVal, this.value);
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    },
+
     isValid() {
       return !this.validationErrors.length;
     },
diff --git a/pkg/capi/components/CCVariables/index.vue b/pkg/capi/components/CCVariables/index.vue
index 4c346e5..b4af824 100644
--- a/pkg/capi/components/CCVariables/index.vue
+++ b/pkg/capi/components/CCVariables/index.vue
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       });
 
       return out;
-    },
+    }
   },
 
   methods: {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         const oldDefault = (old || []).find(d => d.name === existingVar.name)?.schema?.openAPIV3Schema?.default;
 
         // if a variable is set to the previous definition's default, clear it out
-        if (isDefined(oldDefault) && existingVar.value === oldDefault) {
+        if (oldDefault !== undefined && existingVar.value === oldDefault) {
           delete existingVar.value;
         }
         let newDefault = neuDef.schema?.openAPIV3Schema?.default;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         }
 
         // if the value hasn't been touched by the user set it to the new cc default
-        if (isDefined(newDefault) && !existingVar.value) {
+        if (newDefault !== undefined && !existingVar.value) {
           existingVar.value = newDefault;
         }
         acc.push(existingVar);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         if (def.schema?.openAPIV3Schema?.type === 'boolean' && !newDefault) {
           newDefault = false;
         }
-        if (isDefined(newDefault) && !out.find(v => v.name === def.name)) {
+        if (newDefault !== undefined && !out.find(v => v.name === def.name)) {
           out.push({ name: def.name, value: newDefault });
         }
       });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a4f84d5..3a1bd5c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2944,10 +2944,10 @@
   dependencies:
     lodash.debounce "4.0.8"
 
-"@rancher/shell@0.5.1":
-  version "0.5.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@rancher/shell/-/shell-0.5.1.tgz#4ee59f4f60b6bba54995f00e289dcd64d97f162a"
-  integrity sha512-oCmXZ9MDw9jh7plGmYT9ZnB2gHqs5FLgB22HEgUl46R7t94Tms3Z5VivN1JMS77R++C3jdC/EVpjgisKslK4Pg==
+"@rancher/shell@0.5.3":
+  version "0.5.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rancher/shell/-/shell-0.5.3.tgz#4cf97b5b4992fcd0c008169bdfcdd778db9bdac2"
+  integrity sha512-/CogLZYw/k63Wn0Y6TI8CmBvKDPKHDqJGPTRK/+B6CBNimmPKCWedqeCi9IjJzk1Exj2Lv0e3csjgbK/TUaXFg==
   dependencies:
     "@aws-sdk/client-ec2" "3.1.0"
     "@aws-sdk/client-eks" "3.1.0"
@@ -9020,9 +9020,9 @@ glob-to-regexp@^0.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/glob-to-regexp/-/glob-to-regexp-0.3.0.tgz#8c5a1494d2066c570cc3bfe4496175acc4d502ab"
   integrity sha512-Iozmtbqv0noj0uDDqoL0zNq0VBEfK2YFoMAZoxJe4cwphvLR+JskfF30QhXHOR4m3KrE6NLRYw+U9MRXvifyig==
 
-glob@^7.0.3, glob@^7.1.1, glob@^7.1.2, glob@^7.1.3, glob@^7.1.4, glob@^7.1.6, glob@^7.1.7, glob@^7.2.0:
+glob@7.2.3, glob@^7.0.3, glob@^7.1.1, glob@^7.1.2, glob@^7.1.3, glob@^7.1.4, glob@^7.1.6, glob@^7.1.7, glob@^7.2.0, glob@^8.1.0:
   version "7.2.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/glob/-/glob-7.2.3.tgz#b8df0fb802bbfa8e89bd1d938b4e16578ed44f2b"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.2.3.tgz#b8df0fb802bbfa8e89bd1d938b4e16578ed44f2b"
   integrity sha512-nFR0zLpU2YCaRxwoCJvL6UvCH2JFyFVIvwTLsIf21AuHlMskA1hhTdk+LlYJtOlYt9v6dvszD2BGRqBL+iQK9Q==
   dependencies:
     fs.realpath "^1.0.0"
@@ -9032,17 +9032,6 @@ glob@^7.0.3, glob@^7.1.1, glob@^7.1.2, glob@^7.1.3, glob@^7.1.4, glob@^7.1.6, gl
     once "^1.3.0"
     path-is-absolute "^1.0.0"
 
-glob@^8.1.0:
-  version "8.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/glob/-/glob-8.1.0.tgz#d388f656593ef708ee3e34640fdfb99a9fd1c33e"
-  integrity sha512-r8hpEjiQEYlF2QU0df3dS+nxxSIreXQS1qRhMJM0Q5NDdR386C7jb7Hwwod8Fgiuex+k0GFjgft18yvxm5XoCQ==
-  dependencies:
-    fs.realpath "^1.0.0"
-    inflight "^1.0.4"
-    inherits "2"
-    minimatch "^5.0.1"
-    once "^1.3.0"
-
 global-dirs@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/global-dirs/-/global-dirs-3.0.1.tgz#0c488971f066baceda21447aecb1a8b911d22485"
@@ -11786,13 +11775,6 @@ minimatch@^3.0.4, minimatch@^3.1.1, minimatch@^3.1.2:
   dependencies:
     brace-expansion "^1.1.7"
 
-minimatch@^5.0.1:
-  version "5.1.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minimatch/-/minimatch-5.1.6.tgz#1cfcb8cf5522ea69952cd2af95ae09477f122a96"
-  integrity sha512-lKwV/1brpG6mBUFHtb7NUmtABCb2WZZmm2wNiOA5hAb8VdCS4B3dtMWyvcoViccwAW/COERjXLt0zP1zXUN26g==
-  dependencies:
-    brace-expansion "^2.0.1"
-
 minimist@^1.2.0, minimist@^1.2.5, minimist@^1.2.6:
   version "1.2.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.8.tgz#c1a464e7693302e082a075cee0c057741ac4772c"