diff --git a/app/config/appConfig.js b/app/config/appConfig.js
index 9563ec2..4057557 100644
--- a/app/config/appConfig.js
+++ b/app/config/appConfig.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const USER_AGENT =
 const USE_SCRAPER_API = process.env.USE_SCRAPER_API === undefined ? 1 : parseInt(process.env.USE_SCRAPER_API);
 const SCRAPER_API_KEY = process.env.SCRAPER_API_KEY || "";
 const SCRAPER_API_BASE_URL = process.env.SCRAPER_API_BASE_URL || "";
-const NODE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = process.env.NODE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS || 60000
+const NODE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = parseInt(process.env.NODE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS) || 60000
 
 module.exports = {
   APP_PORT,