diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 95c98ff..141223a 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ Object.keys( defaultConfig ).forEach( function(v){
   config[v] = process.env[v] || defaultConfig[v];
 });
 
+
 config.LOCAL_REGISTRY = 'localhost:' + config.PORT;
+if( config.ENABLE_NPM_FAILOVER == 'false' ){
+  config.ENABLE_NPM_FAILOVER = false;
+}
 
 module.exports = config;