diff --git a/tasks/containers.yml b/tasks/containers.yml
index 16e1524..09d12f7 100644
--- a/tasks/containers.yml
+++ b/tasks/containers.yml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
     annotation: "{{ item.annotations | default(omit) }}"
 
     # Container lifecycle
-    restart_policy: "{{ item.restart_policy | default('no') }}"
+    restart_policy: "{{ item.restart_policy | default(omit) }}"
     restart_time: "{{ item.restart_time | default(omit) }}"
     stop_signal: "{{ item.stop_signal | default(omit) }}"
     stop_time: "{{ item.stop_time | default(omit) }}"
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     timeout: "{{ item.timeout | default(omit) }}"
 
     # Pull and image options
-    pull: "{{ item.pull | default('missing') }}"
+    pull: "{{ item.pull | default(omit) }}"
     image_strict: "{{ item.image_strict | bool | default(omit) }}"
     arch: "{{ item.arch | default(omit) }}"
     os: "{{ item.os | default(omit) }}"