fix: fallback to given value if not parseable

modules/config.py

@@ -209,8 +209,9 @@ def get_config_item_or_set_default(key, default_value, validator, disable_empty_
     
     v = os.getenv(key)
     if v is not None:
+        v = try_parse_bool(v)
         print(f"Environment: {key} = {v}")
-        config_dict[key] = try_parse_bool(v)
+        config_dict[key] = v
 
     if key not in config_dict:
         config_dict[key] = default_value

modules/extra_utils.py

@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ def get_files_from_folder(folder_path, extensions=None, name_filter=None):
 
 
 def try_parse_bool(value: str) -> str | bool:
-    value_eval = literal_eval(value.strip().title())
-    if type(value_eval) is bool:
-        return value_eval
-    return value
+    try:
+        value_eval = literal_eval(value.strip().title())
+        if type(value_eval) is bool:
+            return value_eval
+        return value
+    except ValueError | TypeError:
+        return value