diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/model/ChangePolicy.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/model/ChangePolicy.kt
index 226dce0c7..b649084a6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/model/ChangePolicy.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/model/ChangePolicy.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ data class ChangePolicy(
     val include: List<StateFilter>,
     val isSafe: Boolean,
     val user: User? = null,
-    var continuous: Boolean? = null
+    val continuous: Boolean? = null
 
 ) : Writeable, ToXContentObject {
 
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ data class ChangePolicy(
         out.writeBoolean(isSafe)
         out.writeBoolean(user != null)
         user?.writeTo(out)
-        if (continuous != null) { out.writeBoolean(continuous as Boolean) }
+        out.writeBoolean(continuous != null)
+        if (continuous != null) out.writeBoolean(continuous)
     }
 
     companion object {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/transport/action/changepolicy/ChangePolicyRequest.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/transport/action/changepolicy/ChangePolicyRequest.kt
index 8f9bd76e8..64f7e8f6b 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/transport/action/changepolicy/ChangePolicyRequest.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/transport/action/changepolicy/ChangePolicyRequest.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class ChangePolicyRequest(
     val indices: List<String>,
     val changePolicy: ChangePolicy,
     val indexType: String,
-    val continuous: Boolean
+    val continuous: Boolean = false
 ) : ActionRequest() {
 
     @Throws(IOException::class)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class ChangePolicyRequest(
         out.writeStringCollection(indices)
         changePolicy.writeTo(out)
         out.writeString(indexType)
-        out.writeBoolean(continuous)
+        out.writeBoolean(if (continuous != null) continuous else false)
     }
 
     companion object {