diff --git a/config/settings.py b/config/settings.py
index a4697a5..4739f31 100644
--- a/config/settings.py
+++ b/config/settings.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('DJANGO_SECRET_KEY', 'insecure-+3@1h+@wz%6m*dpx0e')
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = os.environ.get('DEBUG', True)
+DEBUG = os.environ.get('DEBUG', 'yes').lower() not in ['false', 'no', '0']
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = []