diff --git a/app/src/app.config.json.tpl b/app/src/app.config.json.tpl
index 8a71ec004..c6008bf67 100644
--- a/app/src/app.config.json.tpl
+++ b/app/src/app.config.json.tpl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   },
   "plugins": {
     "aosPlugin": "${APP_CONFIG_PLUGIN_AOS}",
-    "contentService": ${APP_CONFIG_PLUGIN_CONTENT_SERVICE},
+    "contentService": "${APP_CONFIG_PLUGIN_CONTENT_SERVICE}",
     "folderRules": ${APP_CONFIG_PLUGIN_FOLDER_RULES}
   },
   "oauth2": {
diff --git a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/services/content-service-extension.service.spec.ts b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/services/content-service-extension.service.spec.ts
index 9cca1cf49..08eca917a 100644
--- a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/services/content-service-extension.service.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/services/content-service-extension.service.spec.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('ContentServiceExtensionService', () => {
     appConfig = TestBed.inject(AppConfigService);
     appConfig.config = Object.assign(appConfig.config, {
       plugins: {
-        contentService: true
+        contentService: 'true'
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/services/content-service-extension.service.ts b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/services/content-service-extension.service.ts
index b1b2e1e34..4e437f3d9 100644
--- a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/services/content-service-extension.service.ts
+++ b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/services/content-service-extension.service.ts
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ export class ContentServiceExtensionService {
 
   updateContentServiceAvailability() {
     this.appConfigService.onLoad.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((config) => {
-      if (config.plugins && config.plugins.contentService === false) {
-        this.disableContentServices();
-      } else {
+      if (config?.plugins?.contentService === 'true') {
         this.enableContentServices();
+      } else {
+        this.disableContentServices();
       }
     });
   }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class ContentServiceExtensionService {
   }
 
   private enableContentServices() {
-    if (localStorage && localStorage.getItem('contentService') === 'false') {
+    if (localStorage) {
       localStorage.setItem('contentService', 'true');
     }
   }