diff --git a/configuration/configuration.py b/configuration/configuration.py
index 5eba733..62f3a66 100644
--- a/configuration/configuration.py
+++ b/configuration/configuration.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ BASE_PATH = os.environ.get('BASE_PATH', '')
 # API Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) settings. If CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL is set to True, all origins will be
 # allowed. Otherwise, define a list of allowed origins using either CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST or
 # CORS_ORIGIN_REGEX_WHITELIST. For more information, see https://github.com/ottoyiu/django-cors-headers
-CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL = os.environ.get('CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL', False)
+CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL = os.environ.get('CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL', 'False').lower() == 'true'
 CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST = os.environ.get('CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST', '').split(' ')
 CORS_ORIGIN_REGEX_WHITELIST = [
     # r'^(https?://)?(\w+\.)?example\.com$',
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ CORS_ORIGIN_REGEX_WHITELIST = [
 # Set to True to enable server debugging. WARNING: Debugging introduces a substantial performance penalty and may reveal
 # sensitive information about your installation. Only enable debugging while performing testing. Never enable debugging
 # on a production system.
-DEBUG = os.environ.get('DEBUG', False)
+DEBUG = os.environ.get('DEBUG', 'False').lower() == 'true'
 
 # Email settings
 EMAIL = {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ EMAIL = {
 # Enforcement of unique IP space can be toggled on a per-VRF basis.
 # To enforce unique IP space within the global table (all prefixes and IP addresses not assigned to a VRF),
 # set ENFORCE_GLOBAL_UNIQUE to True.
-ENFORCE_GLOBAL_UNIQUE = os.environ.get('ENFORCE_GLOBAL_UNIQUE', False)
+ENFORCE_GLOBAL_UNIQUE = os.environ.get('ENFORCE_GLOBAL_UNIQUE', 'False').lower() == 'true'
 
 # Enable custom logging. Please see the Django documentation for detailed guidance on configuring custom logs:
 #   https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/topics/logging/
@@ -103,14 +103,14 @@ LOGGING = {}
 
 # Setting this to True will permit only authenticated users to access any part of NetBox. By default, anonymous users
 # are permitted to access most data in NetBox (excluding secrets) but not make any changes.
-LOGIN_REQUIRED = os.environ.get('LOGIN_REQUIRED', False)
+LOGIN_REQUIRED = os.environ.get('LOGIN_REQUIRED', 'False').lower() == 'true'
 
 # Base URL path if accessing NetBox within a directory. For example, if installed at http://example.com/netbox/, set:
 # BASE_PATH = 'netbox/'
 BASE_PATH = os.environ.get('BASE_PATH', '')
 
 # Setting this to True will display a "maintenance mode" banner at the top of every page.
-MAINTENANCE_MODE = os.environ.get('MAINTENANCE_MODE', False)
+MAINTENANCE_MODE = os.environ.get('MAINTENANCE_MODE', 'False').lower() == 'true'
 
 # An API consumer can request an arbitrary number of objects =by appending the "limit" parameter to the URL (e.g.
 # "?limit=1000"). This setting defines the maximum limit. Setting it to 0 or None will allow an API consumer to request
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ PAGINATE_COUNT = int(os.environ.get('PAGINATE_COUNT', 50))
 
 # When determining the primary IP address for a device, IPv6 is preferred over IPv4 by default. Set this to True to
 # prefer IPv4 instead.
-PREFER_IPV4 = os.environ.get('PREFER_IPV4', False)
+PREFER_IPV4 = os.environ.get('PREFER_IPV4', 'False').lower() == 'true'
 
 # The file path where custom reports will be stored. A trailing slash is not needed. Note that the default value of
 # this setting is derived from the installed location.
diff --git a/configuration/ldap_config.py b/configuration/ldap_config.py
index 3ab1bf9..c7e0d3b 100644
--- a/configuration/ldap_config.py
+++ b/configuration/ldap_config.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ AUTH_LDAP_BIND_PASSWORD = os.environ.get('AUTH_LDAP_BIND_PASSWORD', '')
 # Include this setting if you want to ignore certificate errors. This might be needed to accept a self-signed cert.
 # Note that this is a NetBox-specific setting which sets:
 #     ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_REQUIRE_CERT, ldap.OPT_X_TLS_NEVER)
-LDAP_IGNORE_CERT_ERRORS = True
+LDAP_IGNORE_CERT_ERRORS = os.environ.get('LDAP_IGNORE_CERT_ERRORS', 'False').lower() == 'true'
 
 AUTH_LDAP_USER_SEARCH = LDAPSearch(os.environ.get('AUTH_LDAP_USER_SEARCH_BASEDN', ''),
                                     ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE,
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ AUTH_LDAP_USER_FLAGS_BY_GROUP = {
 }
 
 # For more granular permissions, we can map LDAP groups to Django groups.
-AUTH_LDAP_FIND_GROUP_PERMS = True
+AUTH_LDAP_FIND_GROUP_PERMS = os.environ.get('AUTH_LDAP_FIND_GROUP_PERMS', 'True').lower() == 'true'
 
 # Cache groups for one hour to reduce LDAP traffic
-AUTH_LDAP_CACHE_GROUPS = True
-AUTH_LDAP_GROUP_CACHE_TIMEOUT = 3600
+AUTH_LDAP_CACHE_GROUPS = os.environ.get('AUTH_LDAP_CACHE_GROUPS', 'True').lower() == 'true'
+AUTH_LDAP_GROUP_CACHE_TIMEOUT = int(os.environ.get('AUTH_LDAP_CACHE_GROUPS', 3600))
 
 # Populate the Django user from the LDAP directory.
 AUTH_LDAP_USER_ATTR_MAP = {