diff --git a/xmlout.js b/xmlout.js
index 0cd2c08..b9963e1 100644
--- a/xmlout.js
+++ b/xmlout.js
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ function start(options) {
 
     createRedisClient(config.globals.redis_host, config.globals.redis_port);
 
-    if (!config.globals.use_dummy_server) {
+    if (!Number(config.globals.use_dummy_server)) {
         createServer();
     }
     else {