diff --git a/src/utils/core.py b/src/utils/core.py
index e8c9b2b..1542217 100644
--- a/src/utils/core.py
+++ b/src/utils/core.py
@@ -171,12 +171,13 @@ def load(variables):
     load_dotenv() # load .env file
     for var in variables:
         try:
-            res = environ[var]
             if var == "DOCKER_KASSOUBOT": # check is VERBOSE is set
                 try:
                     res = bool(environ[var])
                 except:
                     res = False # if not its False
+            else:
+                res = environ[var]
             if var == "DEACTIVATE":
                 res = list(set(res.split(',')) - {""}) # create a list for the cogs we need to deactivate and remove blank channels and doubles
             keys[var] = res