diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index a292eb5..3308020 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from etcd3_wrapper import Etcd3Wrapper
 from decouple import config
 
-WITHOUT_CEPH = config("WITHOUT_CEPH", False)
+WITHOUT_CEPH = config("WITHOUT_CEPH", False, cast=bool)
 
 etcd_client = Etcd3Wrapper(host=config("ETCD_URL"))