diff --git a/ingress/alb.go b/ingress/alb.go
index a16816b762..b9837edb76 100644
--- a/ingress/alb.go
+++ b/ingress/alb.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	extensionsv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/pkg/apis/rollouts/v1alpha1"
 	ingressutil "github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/utils/ingress"
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func getResetALBActionStr(ingress *extensionsv1beta1.Ingress, action string) (st
 				{
 					ServiceName: service,
 					ServicePort: port,
-					Weight:      int64(100),
+					Weight:      pointer.Int64Ptr(int64(100)),
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/rollout/trafficrouting/alb/alb.go b/rollout/trafficrouting/alb/alb.go
index 3149cb173d..1608e7f8a7 100644
--- a/rollout/trafficrouting/alb/alb.go
+++ b/rollout/trafficrouting/alb/alb.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	extensionslisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/extensions/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/pkg/apis/rollouts/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/utils/diff"
@@ -117,11 +118,11 @@ func getForwardActionString(r *v1alpha1.Rollout, port int32, desiredWeight int32
 				{
 					ServiceName: stableService,
 					ServicePort: portStr,
-					Weight:      100 - int64(desiredWeight),
+					Weight:      pointer.Int64Ptr(100 - int64(desiredWeight)),
 				}, {
 					ServiceName: canaryService,
 					ServicePort: portStr,
-					Weight:      int64(desiredWeight),
+					Weight:      pointer.Int64Ptr(int64(desiredWeight)),
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/rollout/trafficrouting/alb/alb_test.go b/rollout/trafficrouting/alb/alb_test.go
index a7b728ae25..b89e2ceffc 100644
--- a/rollout/trafficrouting/alb/alb_test.go
+++ b/rollout/trafficrouting/alb/alb_test.go
@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@ func TestUpdateDesiredWeight(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(t, client.Actions(), 1)
 }
 
+// TestGetForwardActionStringMarshalsZeroCorrectly ensures that the annotation does not omit default value zero when marshalling
+// the forward action
+func TestGetForwardActionStringMarshalsZeroCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
+	r := fakeRollout("stable", "canary", "ingress", 443)
+	forwardAction := getForwardActionString(r, 443, 0)
+	assert.Contains(t, forwardAction, `"Weight":0`)
+}
+
 func TestErrorPatching(t *testing.T) {
 	ro := fakeRollout("stable-svc", "canary-svc", "ingress", 443)
 	i := ingress("ingress", "stable-svc", "canary-svc", 443, 5, ro.Name)
@@ -248,7 +256,3 @@ func TestErrorPatching(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Error(t, err, "some error occurred")
 	assert.Len(t, client.Actions(), 1)
 }
-
-/*
-	TestInvalidDesiredAnnotations (invalidManagedALBActions
-*/
diff --git a/utils/ingress/ingress.go b/utils/ingress/ingress.go
index 7487099281..6109142a83 100644
--- a/utils/ingress/ingress.go
+++ b/utils/ingress/ingress.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type ALBTargetGroup struct {
 	// the K8s service port
 	ServicePort string `json:"ServicePort,omitempty"`
 	// The weight. The range is 0 to 999.
-	Weight int64 `json:"Weight,omitempty"`
+	Weight *int64 `json:"Weight,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // GetRolloutIngressKeys returns ingresses keys (namespace/ingressName) which are referenced by specified rollout