diff --git a/bot/config.py b/bot/config.py
index e30d505..5a1046d 100644
--- a/bot/config.py
+++ b/bot/config.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ ADMINS = json.loads(config['application']['DefaultAdmins'])
 # SQLite Database location
 DB_PATH = config['application'].get('DatabaseLocation', './gacha_game.db')
 # Whether to enable the instance whitelist
-USE_WHITELIST = config['application']['UseWhitelist']
+USE_WHITELIST = config['application'].getboolean('UseWhitelist', True)
 
 NOTIFICATION_POLL_INTERVAL = int(config['notification']['PollInterval'])
 NOTIFICATION_BATCH_SIZE = int(config['notification']['BatchSize'])