diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a45605..e117ab4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mifi/services-common",
-  "version": "1.0.11",
+  "version": "1.0.16",
   "author": "mifi (Mike Fitzpatrick)",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/utils/getEnvVar.ts b/src/utils/getEnvVar.ts
index 6baeeb1..a150333 100644
--- a/src/utils/getEnvVar.ts
+++ b/src/utils/getEnvVar.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 export const getEnvVar = <T = any>(key: string, defaultValue: T): T => {
     const val = process.env[key];
     if (!val) return defaultValue as T;
-    else return JSON.parse(val);
+    else return val as T;
 };