diff --git a/src/lib/config.js b/src/lib/config.js
index e2c2efcee..1f44d699f 100644
--- a/src/lib/config.js
+++ b/src/lib/config.js
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ module.exports = {
   MONGODB_USER: RC.MONGODB.USER,
   MONGODB_PASSWORD: RC.MONGODB.PASSWORD,
   MONGODB_DATABASE: RC.MONGODB.DATABASE,
-  MONGODB_DEBUG: (RC.MONGODB.DEBUG === true || RC.MONGODB.DEBUG === 'true'),
-  MONGODB_DISABLED: (RC.MONGODB.DISABLED === true || RC.MONGODB.DISABLED === 'true'),
+  MONGODB_DEBUG: RC.MONGODB.DEBUG === true,
+  MONGODB_DISABLED: RC.MONGODB.DISABLED === true,
   AMOUNT: RC.AMOUNT,
   EXPIRES_TIMEOUT: RC.EXPIRES_TIMEOUT,
   ERROR_HANDLING: RC.ERROR_HANDLING,
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/config.test.js b/test/unit/lib/config.test.js
index 5ee651792..5fd3c685f 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/config.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/lib/config.test.js
@@ -42,16 +42,5 @@ Test('Config should', configTest => {
     test.end()
   })
 
-  configTest.test('evaluate MONGODB_DISABLED to a boolean if a string', async function (test) {
-    console.log(Defaults)
-    const Config = Proxyquire('../../../src/lib/config', {
-      '../../config/default.json': { ...Defaults, MONGODB: { DISABLED: 'true', DEBUG: 'true' } }
-    })
-
-    test.ok(Config.MONGODB_DISABLED === true)
-    test.ok(Config.MONGODB_DEBUG === true)
-    test.end()
-  })
-
   configTest.end()
 })