diff --git a/common/model.py b/common/model.py
index f37c765..dc65ed7 100644
--- a/common/model.py
+++ b/common/model.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from common import config
 from common.logger import get_loading_progress_bar
 from common.utils import unwrap
 
-if not os.getenv("EXPORT_OPENAPI"):
+if not os.getenv("EXPORT_OPENAPI", "").lower() in ("true", "1"):
     from backends.exllamav2.model import ExllamaV2Container
 
     # Global model container
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 03f6be7..efb153f 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async def entrypoint(args: Optional[dict] = None):
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
     signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler)
 
-    if os.getenv("EXPORT_OPENAPI").lower() in ("true", "1"):
+    if os.getenv("EXPORT_OPENAPI", "").lower() in ("true", "1"):
         openapi_json = export_openapi()
 
         async with aiofiles.open("openapi.json", "w") as f: