diff --git a/tdrive/backend/node/src/services/av/service/index.ts b/tdrive/backend/node/src/services/av/service/index.ts
index 8774d891e..8bcf44fbf 100644
--- a/tdrive/backend/node/src/services/av/service/index.ts
+++ b/tdrive/backend/node/src/services/av/service/index.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export class AVServiceImpl implements TdriveServiceProvider, Initializable {
   version: "1";
   av: NodeClam = null;
   logger: TdriveLogger = getLogger("Antivirus Service");
-  avEnabled = getConfigOrDefault("drive.featureAntivirus", false);
-  private MAX_FILE_SIZE = getConfigOrDefault("av.maxFileSize", 26214400); // 25 MB
+  avEnabled: boolean = getConfigOrDefault<boolean>("drive.featureAntivirus", false);
+  private MAX_FILE_SIZE: number = getConfigOrDefault<number>("av.maxFileSize", 26214400); // 25 MB
 
   async init(): Promise<this> {
     try {
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ export class AVServiceImpl implements TdriveServiceProvider, Initializable {
           removeInfected: false, // Do not remove infected files
           quarantineInfected: false, // Do not quarantine, just alert
           scanLog: null, // No log file for this test
-          debugMode: getConfigOrDefault("av.debugMode", false), // Enable debug messages
+          debugMode: getConfigOrDefault<boolean>("av.debugMode", false), // Enable debug messages
           clamdscan: {
-            host: getConfigOrDefault("av.host", "localhost"), // IP of the server
-            port: getConfigOrDefault("av.port", 3310) as number, // ClamAV server port
-            timeout: getConfigOrDefault("av.timeout", 2000), // Timeout for scans
+            host: getConfigOrDefault<string>("av.host", "localhost"), // IP of the server
+            port: getConfigOrDefault<number>("av.port", 3310) as number, // ClamAV server port
+            timeout: getConfigOrDefault<number>("av.timeout", 2000), // Timeout for scans
             localFallback: true, // Use local clamscan if needed
           },
         });
diff --git a/tdrive/backend/node/src/services/documents/services/index.ts b/tdrive/backend/node/src/services/documents/services/index.ts
index d11285adc..43bb13d33 100644
--- a/tdrive/backend/node/src/services/documents/services/index.ts
+++ b/tdrive/backend/node/src/services/documents/services/index.ts
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ export class DocumentsService {
   userRepository: Repository<User>;
   ROOT: RootType = "root";
   TRASH: TrashType = "trash";
-  quotaEnabled: boolean = getConfigOrDefault("drive.featureUserQuota", false);
-  defaultQuota: number = getConfigOrDefault("drive.defaultUserQuota", 0);
-  manageAccessEnabled: boolean = getConfigOrDefault("drive.featureManageAccess", false);
+  quotaEnabled: boolean = getConfigOrDefault<boolean>("drive.featureUserQuota", false);
+  defaultQuota: number = getConfigOrDefault<number>("drive.defaultUserQuota", 0);
+  manageAccessEnabled: boolean = getConfigOrDefault<boolean>("drive.featureManageAccess", false);
   logger: TdriveLogger = getLogger("Documents Service");
 
   async init(): Promise<this> {
diff --git a/tdrive/backend/node/src/services/global-resolver.ts b/tdrive/backend/node/src/services/global-resolver.ts
index f3897b49e..3e68328b4 100644
--- a/tdrive/backend/node/src/services/global-resolver.ts
+++ b/tdrive/backend/node/src/services/global-resolver.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class GlobalResolver {
     };
 
     // AV service is optional
-    if (getConfigOrDefault("drive.featureAntivirus", false))
+    if (getConfigOrDefault<boolean>("drive.featureAntivirus", false))
       this.services.av = await new AVServiceImpl().init();
 
     Object.keys(this.services).forEach((key: keyof TdriveServices) => {
diff --git a/tdrive/backend/node/src/utils/get-config.ts b/tdrive/backend/node/src/utils/get-config.ts
index 24d71beb1..abf07f4dd 100644
--- a/tdrive/backend/node/src/utils/get-config.ts
+++ b/tdrive/backend/node/src/utils/get-config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import config from "config";
 
-export const getConfigOrDefault = (key: string, defaultValue: any) => {
-  return config.has(key) ? config.get(key) : defaultValue;
+export const getConfigOrDefault = <T>(key: string, defaultValue: T): T => {
+  const value = config.has(key) ? config.get(key) : defaultValue;
+
+  // Handle specific cases for boolean
+  if (typeof defaultValue === "boolean") {
+    return (value === "true" || value === true) as T;
+  }
+
+  return value as T;
 };