diff --git a/lbrynet/conf.py b/lbrynet/conf.py index 411acbe0a..aef32334a 100644 --- a/lbrynet/conf.py +++ b/lbrynet/conf.py @@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ def _convert_setting(env_val, current_val): return float(env_val) elif current_type is str: return str(env_val) + elif current_type is unicode: + return unicode(env_val) elif current_type is dict: return dict(env_val) elif current_type is list: