diff --git a/jarvis/config.py b/jarvis/config.py
index 041b894..1146155 100644
--- a/jarvis/config.py
+++ b/jarvis/config.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Config(object):
         self.max_messages = max_messages
         self.gitlab_token = gitlab_token
         self.twitter = twitter
-        self.sync = sync or os.environ("SYNC_COMMANDS", False)
+        self.sync = sync or os.environ.get("SYNC_COMMANDS", False)
         self.__db_loaded = False
         self.__mongo = MongoClient(**self.mongo["connect"])