diff --git a/gamestonk_terminal/feature_flags.py b/gamestonk_terminal/feature_flags.py
index 6aafa2a0ffb..c96db4a1e7c 100755
--- a/gamestonk_terminal/feature_flags.py
+++ b/gamestonk_terminal/feature_flags.py
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 import os
 
-USE_COLOR = os.getenv("GTFF_USE_COLOR").lower() not in ["false", "0"] or True
-USE_FLAIR = os.getenv("GTFF_USE_FLAIR") or "stars"
-USE_ION = os.getenv("GTFF_USE_ION").lower() not in ["false", "0"] or True
-USE_PROMPT_TOOLKIT = (
-    os.getenv("GTFF_USE_PROMPT_TOOLKIT").lower() not in ["false", "0"] or False
-)
+# 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",
+]
+
 
 # Enable Prediction features
-ENABLE_PREDICT = os.getenv("GTFF_ENABLE_PREDICT").lower() not in ["false", "0"] or False
+ENABLE_PREDICT = os.getenv("GTFF_ENABLE_PREDICT", "false").lower() not in ["false", "0"]
 
 # Enable plot autoscaling
-USE_PLOT_AUTOSCALING = (
-    os.getenv("GTFF_USE_PLOT_AUTOSCALING").lower() not in ["false", "0"] or False
-)
+USE_PLOT_AUTOSCALING = os.getenv("GTFF_USE_PLOT_AUTOSCALING", "false").lower() not in [
+    "false",
+    "0",
+]