diff --git a/.env b/.env
index f5078ab152..4626b3123c 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ _APP_GRAPHQL_MAX_COMPLEXITY=250
 _APP_GRAPHQL_MAX_DEPTH=3
 _APP_SLOW_QUERIES_MAX_HITS=2
 _APP_SLOW_QUERIES_TIMEOUT=200
-_APP_SLOW_QUERIES=1
+_APP_SLOW_QUERIES=true
 DOCKERHUB_PULL_USERNAME=
 DOCKERHUB_PULL_PASSWORD=
 DOCKERHUB_PULL_EMAIL=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/databases.php b/app/controllers/api/databases.php
index c4c42483c6..83d2546110 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/databases.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/databases.php
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ App::get('/v1/databases/:databaseId/collections/:collectionId/documents')
         }
 
         $filterQueries = Query::groupByType($queries)['filters'];
-        $timeout = App::getEnv('_APP_SLOW_QUERIES') === '1' ? App::getEnv('_APP_SLOW_QUERIES_TIMEOUT') : null;
+        $timeout = App::getEnv('_APP_SLOW_QUERIES', false) ? App::getEnv('_APP_SLOW_QUERIES_TIMEOUT') : null;
 
         if ($documentSecurity && !$valid) {
             $documents = $dbForProject->find('database_' . $database->getInternalId() . '_collection_' . $collection->getInternalId(), $queries, $timeout);