diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ef593e2..df90d76 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 		"@fastify/jwt": "^5.0.1",
 		"@fastify/oauth2": "^5.1.0",
 		"@prisma/client": "^4.1.1",
+		"boolean": "^3.2.0",
 		"cryptr": "^6.0.3",
 		"discord.js": "^14.1.2",
 		"dotenv": "^16.0.1",
diff --git a/scripts/preinstall.js b/scripts/preinstall.js
index a6cba15..5085603 100644
--- a/scripts/preinstall.js
+++ b/scripts/preinstall.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const env = {
 	HTTP_BIND: 8080,
 	HTTP_EXTERNAL: 'http://localhost:8080',
 	PORTAL: '',
-	PUBLIC: false,
+	PUBLIC_BOT: false,
 	SUPER: '319467558166069248',
 };
 
diff --git a/src/routes/api/client.js b/src/routes/api/client.js
index 1e8262c..40a6a60 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/client.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/client.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const ms = require('ms');
+const { boolean } = require('boolean');
 
 module.exports.get = () => ({
 	handler: async (req, res) => {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports.get = () => ({
 				discriminator: client.user.discriminator,
 				id: client.user.id,
 				portal: process.env.PORTAL || null,
-				public: !!process.env.PUBLIC,
+				public: boolean(process.env.PUBLIC_BOT),
 				stats: {
 					activatedUsers: users.length,
 					archivedMessages: users.reduce((total, user) => total + user.messageCount, 0), // don't count archivedMessage table rows, they can be deleted