diff --git a/global.d.ts b/global.d.ts
index 7b53e77a..60fe394b 100644
--- a/global.d.ts
+++ b/global.d.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ declare namespace NodeJS {
     readonly NEXT_PUBLIC_MS_APP_CLIENT_ID: string;
     readonly NEXT_PUBLIC_MS_APP_REDIRECT_URL: string;
     readonly BACKEND_SERVER_URL: string;
-    readonly DEBUG_MODE: boolean;
+    readonly DEBUG_MODE: string;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/env.ts b/src/env.ts
index e98a9fc3..4026dbf9 100644
--- a/src/env.ts
+++ b/src/env.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export const MS_APP_CLIENT_ID = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_MS_APP_CLIENT_ID;
 export const MS_APP_REDIRECT_URL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_MS_APP_REDIRECT_URL;
 export const BACKEND_SERVER_URL = process.env.BACKEND_SERVER_URL;
-export const DEBUG_MODE = process.env.DEBUG_MODE;
+export const DEBUG_MODE = Boolean(process.env.DEBUG_MODE);