diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/sam/config/AppConfig.scala b/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/sam/config/AppConfig.scala
index 396558e46..4b4cf297c 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/sam/config/AppConfig.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/sam/config/AppConfig.scala
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ object AppConfig {
         if (azureEnabled) {
           Option(
             AzureServicesConfig(
-              config.getBoolean("azureServiceCatalogAppsEnabled"),
+              config.as[Option[Boolean]]("azureServiceCatalogAppsEnabled").getOrElse(false),
               config.getString("authorizedUserKey"),
               config.getString("managedAppTypeServiceCatalog"),
               config.getString("managedAppWorkloadClientId"),