diff --git a/public/app/core/components/grafana_app.ts b/public/app/core/components/grafana_app.ts
index b301a89cd3a..f42ee5d9619 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/grafana_app.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/components/grafana_app.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export function grafanaAppDirective(playlistSrv, contextSrv, $timeout, $rootScop
         const search = $location.search();
 
         if (options && options.exit) {
-          search.kiosk = 1;
+          search.kiosk = '1';
         }
 
         switch (search.kiosk) {