diff --git a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBConfigService.ts b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBConfigService.ts
index 19449af6..89341ff5 100644
--- a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBConfigService.ts
+++ b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBConfigService.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ export class GBConfigService {
       value = process.env[key];
     }
 
+    
     return value;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBMinService.ts b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBMinService.ts
index 7295373e..ed2b3bca 100644
--- a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBMinService.ts
+++ b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBMinService.ts
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export class GBMinService {
         return;
       }
 
-      let chatapi = GBConfigService.get('CHATAPI');
+      let chatapi = GBConfigService.get('CHATAPI') === 'true';
 
       if (!chatapi) {
         if (req.body.type !== 'message') {
diff --git a/packages/whatsapp.gblib/services/WhatsappDirectLine.ts b/packages/whatsapp.gblib/services/WhatsappDirectLine.ts
index 40183cc6..7d527b11 100644
--- a/packages/whatsapp.gblib/services/WhatsappDirectLine.ts
+++ b/packages/whatsapp.gblib/services/WhatsappDirectLine.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class WhatsappDirectLine extends GBService {
     this.whatsappServiceKey = whatsappServiceKey;
     this.whatsappServiceNumber = whatsappServiceNumber;
     this.whatsappServiceUrl = whatsappServiceUrl;
-    this.chatapi = GBConfigService.get('CHATAPI');
+    this.chatapi = GBConfigService.get('CHATAPI') === 'true';
   }
 
   public static async asyncForEach(array, callback) {