diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Menu/Sidebar.spec.js b/frontend/src/components/Menu/Sidebar.spec.js
index efe0e8cd4..a1256c53f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Menu/Sidebar.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Menu/Sidebar.spec.js
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ const createVuexStore = (state = {}) =>
     },
   })
 
-CONFIG.GMS_ACTIVE = 'true'
-CONFIG.HUMHUB_ACTIVE = 'true'
+CONFIG.GMS_ACTIVE = true
+CONFIG.HUMHUB_ACTIVE = true
 
 describe('Sidebar', () => {
   let wrapper
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Settings.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Settings.vue
index 465ff1270..50b61b8cb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Settings.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Settings.vue
@@ -238,17 +238,10 @@ const isHumhubActivated = computed(() => {
   return humhubAllowed.value === true
 })
 
-const isGMS = computed(() => {
-  return CONFIG.GMS_ACTIVE === 'true'
-})
-
-const isHumhub = computed(() => {
-  return CONFIG.HUMHUB_ACTIVE === 'true'
-})
-
-const isCommunityService = computed(() => {
-  return isGMS.value || isHumhub.value
-})
+// setting if gms and/or humhub are enabled in frontend config .env
+const isGMS = CONFIG.GMS_ACTIVE
+const isHumhub = CONFIG.HUMHUB_ACTIVE
+const isCommunityService = isGMS || isHumhub
 
 const { mutate: updateUserData } = useMutation(updateUserInfos)