diff --git a/deployment/docker-compose/.env.example b/deployment/docker-compose/.env.example
index ab1d074..1f5ca6a 100644
--- a/deployment/docker-compose/.env.example
+++ b/deployment/docker-compose/.env.example
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=
 SEO_SITEMAP_PING_GOOGLE=False
 JWT_PRIVATE_KEY=""
 JWT_PUBLIC_JWKS=''
-DOCS_URL=''
\ No newline at end of file
+DOCS_URL=''
+ADMIN_UNIT_CREATE_REQUIRES_ADMIN=False
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployment/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/deployment/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 12deda4..83eaa06 100644
--- a/deployment/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deployment/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ x-web-env:
   JWT_PUBLIC_JWKS: ${JWT_PUBLIC_JWKS}
   DOCS_URL: ${DOCS_URL}
   SITE_NAME: ${SITE_NAME}
+  ADMIN_UNIT_CREATE_REQUIRES_ADMIN: ${ADMIN_UNIT_CREATE_REQUIRES_ADMIN:-False}
 
 x-web:
   &default-web
diff --git a/project/__init__.py b/project/__init__.py
index 20c299d..155b7db 100644
--- a/project/__init__.py
+++ b/project/__init__.py
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ app.config["SECURITY_EMAIL_SENDER"] = os.getenv("MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER")
 app.config["LANGUAGES"] = ["en", "de"]
 app.config["SERVER_NAME"] = os.getenv("SERVER_NAME")
 app.config["DOCS_URL"] = os.getenv("DOCS_URL")
-app.config["ADMIN_UNIT_CREATE_REQUIRES_ADMIN"] = os.getenv(
-    "ADMIN_UNIT_CREATE_REQUIRES_ADMIN", False
+app.config["ADMIN_UNIT_CREATE_REQUIRES_ADMIN"] = getenv_bool(
+    "ADMIN_UNIT_CREATE_REQUIRES_ADMIN"
 )
 app.config["SEO_SITEMAP_PING_GOOGLE"] = getenv_bool("SEO_SITEMAP_PING_GOOGLE", "False")
 app.config["GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"] = os.getenv("GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY")