diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.js b/backend/src/config/index.js
index b6b8a837e..b7d500b8b 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.js
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ const options = {
   SUPPORT_URL: links.SUPPORT,
   APPLICATION_NAME: metadata.APPLICATION_NAME,
   ORGANIZATION_URL: links.ORGANIZATION,
-  PUBLIC_REGISTRATION: env.PUBLIC_REGISTRATION === 'true', // because env booleans are given as string in differenz to the webapp
-  INVITE_REGISTRATION: env.INVITE_REGISTRATION === 'true', // because env booleans are given as string in differenz to the webapp
+  PUBLIC_REGISTRATION: env.PUBLIC_REGISTRATION === 'true' || false,
+  INVITE_REGISTRATION: env.INVITE_REGISTRATION !== 'false', // default = true
 }
 
 // Check if all required configs are present
diff --git a/webapp/config/index.js b/webapp/config/index.js
index 3a5e42284..5fc9e093f 100644
--- a/webapp/config/index.js
+++ b/webapp/config/index.js
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ const sentry = {
 const options = {
   VERSION: process.env.VERSION || pkg.version,
   DESCRIPTION: process.env.DESCRIPTION || pkg.description,
-  PUBLIC_REGISTRATION: process.env.PUBLIC_REGISTRATION, // because env booleans are given as booleans and not as strings in differenz to the backend
-  INVITE_REGISTRATION: process.env.INVITE_REGISTRATION, // because env booleans are given as booleans and not as strings in differenz to the backend
+  PUBLIC_REGISTRATION: process.env.PUBLIC_REGISTRATION === 'true' || false,
+  INVITE_REGISTRATION: process.env.INVITE_REGISTRATION !== 'false', // default = true
   // Cookies
   COOKIE_EXPIRE_TIME: process.env.COOKIE_EXPIRE_TIME || 730, // Two years by default
   COOKIE_HTTPS_ONLY: process.env.COOKIE_HTTPS_ONLY || process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production', // ensure true in production if not set explicitly
diff --git a/webapp/nuxt.config.js b/webapp/nuxt.config.js
index d918dc0b4..1d38a3a0a 100644
--- a/webapp/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/webapp/nuxt.config.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default {
   },
 
   env: {
-    release: CONFIG.VERSION,
+    ...CONFIG,
     // pages which do NOT require a login
     publicPages: [
       'login',
diff --git a/webapp/pages/registration.vue b/webapp/pages/registration.vue
index abdf48376..3502f65b5 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/registration.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/registration.vue
@@ -25,16 +25,14 @@ export default {
           nonce,
         },
       },
+      publicRegistration: this.$env.PUBLIC_REGISTRATION === 'true', // for 'false' in .env PUBLIC_REGISTRATION is of type undefined and not(!) boolean false, because of internal handling
+      inviteRegistration: this.$env.INVITE_REGISTRATION === 'true', // for 'false' in .env INVITE_REGISTRATION is of type undefined and not(!) boolean false, because of internal handling
     }
   },
-  asyncData({ app, store, redirect }) {
+  asyncData({ store, redirect }) {
     if (store.getters['auth/isLoggedIn']) {
       redirect('/')
     }
-    return {
-      publicRegistration: app.$env.PUBLIC_REGISTRATION,
-      inviteRegistration: app.$env.INVITE_REGISTRATION,
-    }
   },
   computed: {
     registrationType() {