diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index aa1a40a..76f0ee1 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const config = {
     phone_validation_countrycode: getPhoneCodeLocale(),
     postalcode_validation_countrycode: getPostalCodeLocale(),
     version: process.env.VERSION || require('../package.json').version,
-    seedTestData: process.env.SEED_TEST_DATA || false
+    seedTestData: JSON.parse(process.env.SEED_TEST_DATA) || false
 }
 let errors = 0
 if (typeof config.internal_port !== "number") {