diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53398a3b..5d31c86c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
     "hapi-swagger": "10.3.0",
     "joi-currency-code": "2.0.2",
     "mustache": "3.1.0",
+    "parse-strings-in-object": "1.2.0",
     "rc": "1.2.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/lib/config.js b/src/lib/config.js
index ab93b583..671bf575 100644
--- a/src/lib/config.js
+++ b/src/lib/config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const RC = require('rc')('MLAPI', require('../../config/default.json'))
+const RC = require('parse-strings-in-object')(require('rc')('MLAPI', require('../../config/default.json')))
 
 // Set config object to be returned
 const config = {