diff --git a/packages/server/src/environment.js b/packages/server/src/environment.js
index bdbbbde79f..95407d87cb 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/environment.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/environment.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ module.exports = {
   DEPLOYMENT_CREDENTIALS_URL: process.env.DEPLOYMENT_CREDENTIALS_URL,
   ALLOW_DEV_AUTOMATIONS: process.env.ALLOW_DEV_AUTOMATIONS,
   DISABLE_THREADING: process.env.DISABLE_THREADING,
-  QUERY_THREAD_TIMEOUT: process.env.QUERY_THREAD_TIMEOUT,
+  QUERY_THREAD_TIMEOUT: parseInt(process.env.QUERY_THREAD_TIMEOUT),
   SQL_MAX_ROWS: process.env.SQL_MAX_ROWS,
   _set(key, value) {
     process.env[key] = value