diff --git a/.env b/.env
index adf125a5..b80bfba4 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ FEEDBACK_EMAILS=""
 MATOMO_SRC_URL=""
 MATOMO_URL_BASE=""
 MATOMO_SITE_ID=""
-MATOMO_ENABLED=false
+MATOMO_ENABLED="false"
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 9da0d6f3..4f2c326d 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ const App = (): JSX.Element => {
         urlBase: window?.ENV?.MATOMO_URL_BASE,
         siteId: window?.ENV?.MATOMO_SITE_ID,
         srcUrl: window?.ENV?.MATOMO_SRC_URL,
-        enabled: window?.ENV?.MATOMO_ENABLED,
+        enabled: window?.ENV?.MATOMO_ENABLED === 'true',
         configurations: {
           setDoNotTrack: true,
         },
diff --git a/src/globals.d.ts b/src/globals.d.ts
index 2d3d9483..21d5d79c 100644
--- a/src/globals.d.ts
+++ b/src/globals.d.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ interface Window {
     MATOMO_SRC_URL: string;
     MATOMO_URL_BASE: string;
     MATOMO_SITE_ID: string;
-    MATOMO_ENABLED: boolean;
+    MATOMO_ENABLED: string;
   };
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention, @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
   _paq: [string, ...any[]][];
diff --git a/src/setupTests.ts b/src/setupTests.ts
index b86f2847..cf265652 100644
--- a/src/setupTests.ts
+++ b/src/setupTests.ts
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ window.ENV = {
   MATOMO_SRC_URL: '',
   MATOMO_URL_BASE: 'test',
   MATOMO_SITE_ID: 'test123',
-  MATOMO_ENABLED: false,
+  MATOMO_ENABLED: 'false',
 };