diff --git a/docs/v3/source/includes/api_resources/_processes.erb b/docs/v3/source/includes/api_resources/_processes.erb
index 2b07611bf86..c59e0953ea6 100644
--- a/docs/v3/source/includes/api_resources/_processes.erb
+++ b/docs/v3/source/includes/api_resources/_processes.erb
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
       "state": "STARTING",
       "usage": {
         "cpu": 0,
-        "cpu_entitlement": null,
+        "cpu_entitlement": 0,
         "disk": 0,
         "log_rate": 0,
         "mem": 0,
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/diego/reporters/instances_stats_reporter.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/diego/reporters/instances_stats_reporter.rb
index 0dc66010942..0194963d423 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/diego/reporters/instances_stats_reporter.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/diego/reporters/instances_stats_reporter.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def missing_process_stats(formatted_current_time)
         {
           time: formatted_current_time,
           cpu: 0,
-          cpu_entitlement: nil,
+          cpu_entitlement: 0,
           mem: 0,
           disk: 0,
           log_rate: 0
diff --git a/spec/unit/lib/cloud_controller/diego/reporters/instances_stats_reporter_spec.rb b/spec/unit/lib/cloud_controller/diego/reporters/instances_stats_reporter_spec.rb
index 747cdf35b60..8532e238b7c 100644
--- a/spec/unit/lib/cloud_controller/diego/reporters/instances_stats_reporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/lib/cloud_controller/diego/reporters/instances_stats_reporter_spec.rb
@@ -241,12 +241,12 @@ def make_actual_lrp(instance_guid:, index:, state:, error:, since:)
             [container_metric_batch]
           end
 
-          it 'sets all the stats to their nullish value' do
+          it 'sets all the stats to zero' do
             result, = instances_reporter.stats_for_app(process)
             expect(result[0][:stats][:usage]).to eq({
                                                       time: formatted_current_time,
                                                       cpu: 0,
-                                                      cpu_entitlement: nil,
+                                                      cpu_entitlement: 0,
                                                       mem: 0,
                                                       disk: 0,
                                                       log_rate: 0
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def make_actual_lrp(instance_guid:, index:, state:, error:, since:)
               expect(result[0][:stats][:usage]).to eq({
                                                         time: formatted_current_time,
                                                         cpu: 0,
-                                                        cpu_entitlement: nil,
+                                                        cpu_entitlement: 0,
                                                         mem: 0,
                                                         disk: 0,
                                                         log_rate: 0