diff --git a/example/lib/pages/components/checkbox_example.dart b/example/lib/pages/components/checkbox_example.dart
index 28e0f41a..4249cd27 100644
--- a/example/lib/pages/components/checkbox_example.dart
+++ b/example/lib/pages/components/checkbox_example.dart
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Row getCheckBoxRow({required bool isEnabled, bool isSharp = true}) {
         ZetaCheckbox(
           rounded: !isSharp,
           onChanged: isEnabled ? (value) => {} : null,
+          value: false,
         )
       ]);
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.dart b/lib/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.dart
index 5839df6b..6613302b 100644
--- a/lib/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.dart
+++ b/lib/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.dart
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import '../../../zeta_flutter.dart';
 class ZetaCheckbox extends FormField<bool> {
   /// Constructs a [ZetaCheckbox].
   ZetaCheckbox({
-    super.key,
-    this.value = false,
+    required this.value,
     this.label,
     this.onChanged,
     this.rounded = true,
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ class ZetaCheckbox extends FormField<bool> {
     super.validator,
     super.autovalidateMode,
     super.restorationId,
+    super.key,
   }) : super(
           initialValue: value,
           enabled: onChanged != null,
@@ -122,19 +122,7 @@ class _Checkbox extends StatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class _CheckboxState extends State<_Checkbox> {
-  bool get _checked => widget.useIndeterminate ? widget.value : (widget.value ?? false);
-
-  bool? get _updatedValue {
-    if (widget.useIndeterminate) {
-      if (widget.value) {
-        return null;
-      } else {
-        return true;
-      }
-    } else {
-      return !_checked;
-    }
-  }
+  bool get _checked => widget.value;
 
   bool _isFocused = false;
   bool _isHovered = false;
@@ -152,7 +140,7 @@ class _CheckboxState extends State<_Checkbox> {
             ? FocusableActionDetector(
                 onFocusChange: (bool focus) => setState(() => _isFocused = focus),
                 child: GestureDetector(
-                  onTap: !widget.disabled ? () => widget.onChanged.call(_updatedValue) : null,
+                  onTap: !widget.disabled ? () => widget.onChanged.call(!_checked) : null,
                   child: _buildContent(context),
                 ),
               )
@@ -164,17 +152,17 @@ class _CheckboxState extends State<_Checkbox> {
   Flex _buildContent(BuildContext context) {
     final theme = Zeta.of(context);
 
-    final icon = _checked && !_checked
+    final icon = !_checked
         ? const SizedBox.shrink()
         : Icon(
-            _checked
+            !widget.useIndeterminate
                 ? widget.rounded
                     ? ZetaIcons.check_mark_round
                     : ZetaIcons.check_mark_sharp
                 : widget.rounded
                     ? ZetaIcons.remove_round
                     : ZetaIcons.remove_sharp,
-            color: !widget.disabled ? theme.colors.white : theme.colors.textDisabled,
+            color: !widget.disabled ? theme.colors.white : theme.colors.iconDisabled,
             size: ZetaSpacing.x3_5,
           );