diff --git a/steering/settings.py b/steering/settings.py
index 059532b2d0a501f6c78c3020cd3f74737527b641..29b5148d86ccd6bea5101c20a464ec75588380f0 100644
--- a/steering/settings.py
+++ b/steering/settings.py
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ STATIC_URL = "/static/"
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = "steering.urls"
 
-DEBUG = os.getenv("DEBUG", default=False)
+DEBUG = True if os.getenv("DEBUG") else False
 SITE_ID = 1
 ADMINS = ()
 MANAGERS = ADMINS
 
 # Must be set if DEBUG is False
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = os.getenv("ALLOWED_HOSTS", default=["127.0.0.1", "localhost"])
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = os.getenv("ALLOWED_HOSTS", default="127.0.0.1,localhost").split(",")
 
 # Whitelist origins that access the API
 CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = os.getenv(