diff --git a/bukuserver/server.py b/bukuserver/server.py
index b79991f..cea0eeb 100644
--- a/bukuserver/server.py
+++ b/bukuserver/server.py
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@ def create_app(db_file=None):
         url_render_mode = views.DEFAULT_URL_RENDER_MODE
     app.config['BUKUSERVER_URL_RENDER_MODE'] = url_render_mode
     app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.getenv('BUKUSERVER_SECRET_KEY') or os.urandom(24)
-    app.config['BUKUSERVER_DISABLE_FAVICON'] = bool(os.getenv('BUKUSERVER_DISABLE_FAVICON', False))
+    disable_favicon = os.getenv('BUKUSERVER_DISABLE_FAVICON', 'false')
+    app.config['BUKUSERVER_DISABLE_FAVICON'] = \
+        False if disable_favicon.lower() in ['false', '0'] else bool(disable_favicon)
     app.config['BUKUSERVER_DB_FILE'] = os.getenv('BUKUSERVER_DB_FILE') or db_file
     bukudb = BukuDb(dbfile=app.config['BUKUSERVER_DB_FILE'])
     app.app_context().push()