diff --git a/gamestonk_terminal/feature_flags.py b/gamestonk_terminal/feature_flags.py
index c96db4a1e7c..f8360c1872b 100755
--- a/gamestonk_terminal/feature_flags.py
+++ b/gamestonk_terminal/feature_flags.py
@@ -1,23 +1,13 @@
+from distutils.util import strtobool
 import os
 
-# env vars are strings not booleans
-# check for "false" or "0"
-# any other value is true (including empty string)
-
-USE_COLOR = os.getenv("GTFF_USE_COLOR", "true").lower() not in ["false", "0"]
-USE_FLAIR = os.getenv("GTFF_USE_FLAIR", "stars")
-USE_ION = os.getenv("GTFF_USE_ION", "true").lower() not in ["false", "0"]
-USE_PROMPT_TOOLKIT = os.getenv("GTFF_USE_PROMPT_TOOLKIT", "false").lower() not in [
-    "false",
-    "0",
-]
-
+USE_COLOR = strtobool(os.getenv("GTFF_USE_COLOR", "True"))
+USE_FLAIR = os.getenv("GTFF_USE_FLAIR") or "stars"
+USE_ION = strtobool(os.getenv("GTFF_USE_ION", "True"))
+USE_PROMPT_TOOLKIT = strtobool(os.getenv("GTFF_USE_PROMPT_TOOLKIT", "False"))
 
 # Enable Prediction features
-ENABLE_PREDICT = os.getenv("GTFF_ENABLE_PREDICT", "false").lower() not in ["false", "0"]
+ENABLE_PREDICT = strtobool(os.getenv("GTFF_ENABLE_PREDICT", "False"))
 
 # Enable plot autoscaling
-USE_PLOT_AUTOSCALING = os.getenv("GTFF_USE_PLOT_AUTOSCALING", "false").lower() not in [
-    "false",
-    "0",
-]
+USE_PLOT_AUTOSCALING = strtobool(os.getenv("GTFF_USE_PLOT_AUTOSCALING", "False"))