diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 82310c7..256d7e9 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from etcd3_wrapper import Etcd3Wrapper
 from decouple import config
 
 BASE_PATH = config("BASE_DIR", "/var/www")
-WITHOUT_CEPH = config("WITHOUT_CEPH", False)
+WITHOUT_CEPH = config("WITHOUT_CEPH", False, cast=bool)
 ETCD_URL = config("ETCD_URL")