diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
index ba4169d2617..4e083d3f0c8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
@@ -2431,6 +2431,21 @@ var AceEditor = DebouncedField.extend({
     // Private
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /**
+     * Format value
+     *
+     * Note: We have to overwrite this method to always return a string.
+     * AceEditor works with string and not boolean value.
+     *
+     * @override
+     * @private
+     * @param {boolean|string} value
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    _formatValue: function (value) {
+        return this._super.apply(this, arguments) || '';
+    },
+
     /**
      * @override
      * @private
@@ -2453,6 +2468,7 @@ var AceEditor = DebouncedField.extend({
             this.aceSession.setValue(newValue);
         }
     },
+
     /**
      * Starts the ace library on the given DOM element. This initializes the
      * ace editor option according to the edit/readonly mode and binds ace