diff --git a/.changeset/famous-forks-carry.md b/.changeset/famous-forks-carry.md
index 0c165a37ca..0362d463cd 100644
--- a/.changeset/famous-forks-carry.md
+++ b/.changeset/famous-forks-carry.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder': patch
 ---
 
-Add allowArbitraryValues for <OwnerPicker /> to provide input validation
+Add allowArbitraryValues for <OwnerPicker /> to provide input validation. This makes it a better experience of users, as they can now expect the values they enter to correspond to a valid owner. This is set to the default behavior by default.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
index 4d9db1f5e5..10425c17ff 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const OwnerPicker = (
       ]) as string[],
       defaultKind: 'Group',
       allowArbitraryValues:
-        uiSchema['ui:options']?.allowArbitraryValues || true,
+        uiSchema['ui:options']?.allowArbitraryValues ?? true,
     },
   };