diff --git a/src/httpaste/helper/config.py b/src/httpaste/helper/config.py
index f053cf3..29795e3 100755
--- a/src/httpaste/helper/config.py
+++ b/src/httpaste/helper/config.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from configparser import ConfigParser, NoSectionError
 from typing import Optional, NamedTuple
 from os import environ
+from ast import literal_eval
 
 
 CONFIGPATH_ENVIRON = 'HTTPASTE_CONFIGPATH'
@@ -49,8 +50,9 @@ def typecast(obj: dict, aclass: type, dirname:Optional[Path] = None) -> dict:
 
             casted[k] = casted_val = dirname / v
         elif issubclass(bclass, bytes):
-            
             casted[k] = bclass(v.encode('utf-8'))
+        elif issubclass(bclass, bool):
+            casted[k] = literal_eval(v)
         else:
             try:
                 casted_val = bclass(v)