diff --git a/etc/valence/valence.conf.sample b/etc/valence/valence.conf.sample
index c94995d..3c15b56 100644
--- a/etc/valence/valence.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/valence/valence.conf.sample
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 log_level= debug
 
 #Server log settings
-debug=True
+debug=False
 
 # Log to this file. Make sure the user running rsc has
 # permissions to write to this file!
diff --git a/valence/config.py b/valence/config.py
index b807dba..b4e9c71 100644
--- a/valence/config.py
+++ b/valence/config.py
@@ -22,18 +22,20 @@ import logging
 from six.moves import configparser
 
 
-def get_option(section, key, default, type=str):
+def get_option(section, key, default, value_type=str):
     """Function to support default values
 
     Though config fallback feature could be used
     Py 2.7 doesnt support it
 
     """
-    if config.has_option(section, key):
-        return type(config.get(section, key))
+    option_value = config.get(
+        section, key) if config.has_option(
+        section, key) else default
+    if value_type == bool:
+        return False if str(option_value).lower() == 'false' else True
     else:
-        return type(default)
-
+        return value_type(option_value)
 
 PROJECT_NAME = 'valence'