diff --git a/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/mission_plan_AH1.json b/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/mission_plan_AH1.json
index 187ce42ef3f0e7689b62ff7280ff5d5a3896f117..01319153d42bff4442acebd4bcc1c4e0befc48ce 100644
--- a/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/mission_plan_AH1.json
+++ b/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/mission_plan_AH1.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     "message_type": "mission_plan",
     "platform_ID": "5-ah1",
     "autonomy_engine_plan_ID": 1,
-    "emergency": false,
     "plan": [
       {
         "action": "move",
diff --git a/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/mission_plan_ECOSUB.json b/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/mission_plan_ECOSUB.json
index 235cecc111c4a8cb032f359124c323df69d407e1..b9d5a8b8d927a45164edea329407ea681141a007 100644
--- a/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/mission_plan_ECOSUB.json
+++ b/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/mission_plan_ECOSUB.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     "message_type": "mission_plan",
     "platform_ID": "ecosub-2",
     "autonomy_engine_plan_ID": 1,
-    "emergency": false,
     "plan": [
       {
         "action": "move",
diff --git a/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/mission_plan_HYDROSURV.json b/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/mission_plan_HYDROSURV.json
index 482c58a860571501446d8572ec5251573bf67e6e..54ffbeb0e079146190796d374dba59508d8a9b49 100644
--- a/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/mission_plan_HYDROSURV.json
+++ b/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/mission_plan_HYDROSURV.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     "message_type": "mission_plan",
     "platform_ID": "reav-60-1",
     "autonomy_engine_plan_ID": 1,
-    "emergency": false,
     "plan": [
       {
         "target_waypoint_latitude": -4.187143188645706,
diff --git a/examples/ecosub_adapter/mission_plan.json b/examples/ecosub_adapter/mission_plan.json
index 235cecc111c4a8cb032f359124c323df69d407e1..b9d5a8b8d927a45164edea329407ea681141a007 100644
--- a/examples/ecosub_adapter/mission_plan.json
+++ b/examples/ecosub_adapter/mission_plan.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     "message_type": "mission_plan",
     "platform_ID": "ecosub-2",
     "autonomy_engine_plan_ID": 1,
-    "emergency": false,
     "plan": [
       {
         "action": "move",
diff --git a/formats/mission_plan.py b/formats/mission_plan.py
index 30fba2198f4cfdcb7b08494dbf00f95354137126..6e430e0a1d85f8ac98f905c470ad9b9f186bb469 100644
--- a/formats/mission_plan.py
+++ b/formats/mission_plan.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ mission_plan_schema = {
         "emergency": {
             "type": "boolean",
             "description": "To indicate if this is an emergency. "
-            + "1 = emergency and 0 = no emergency",
+            + "True = emergency and False = no emergency",
             "default": False,
             "example": False,
         },
diff --git a/project/soar/swagger.json b/project/soar/swagger.json
index c99d7209b5603eef99b555cee565d4a4da3bcdf8..bfdc3a4be62784b5de1ecaee71d49201a4f2b7ff 100644
--- a/project/soar/swagger.json
+++ b/project/soar/swagger.json
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
                },
                "emergency": {
                   "default": false,
-                  "description": "To indicate if this is an emergency. 1 = emergency and 0 = no emergency",
+                  "description": "To indicate if this is an emergency. True = emergency and False = no emergency",
                   "example": false,
                   "type": "boolean"
                },
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/schemas.py b/tests/fixtures/schemas.py
index 71d0ae13c5450550ae474d3482978d505e062e76..0a828c07741b37bd7c582b5ae51b4378967c817d 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/schemas.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/schemas.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ mission_plan_schema = {
         "emergency": {
             "default": False,
             "description": "To indicate if this is an emergency. "
-            + "1 = emergency and 0 = no emergency",
+            + "True = emergency and False = no emergency",
             "example": False,
             "type": "boolean",
         },
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/swagger.json b/tests/fixtures/swagger.json
index b7178ad75e1f13f7f247d94a4ffe1d971fd195e4..3b5677cd5bf125287fb734e14227a11848201179 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/swagger.json
+++ b/tests/fixtures/swagger.json
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
           },
           "emergency": {
             "default": false,
-            "description": "To indicate if this is an emergency. 1 = emergency and 0 = no emergency",
+            "description": "To indicate if this is an emergency. True = emergency and False = no emergency",
             "example": false,
             "type": "boolean"
           },