diff --git a/app/library/config.py b/app/library/config.py
index 5d172572..800a4907 100644
--- a/app/library/config.py
+++ b/app/library/config.py
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ class Config:
 
         return data
 
+    @staticmethod
     def ytdlp_version():
         try:
             from yt_dlp.version import __version__ as YTDLP_VERSION
diff --git a/app/upgrader.py b/app/upgrader.py
index 9e189b3c..219a0e8a 100644
--- a/app/upgrader.py
+++ b/app/upgrader.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Upgrader:
 
         pkg_installer = PackageInstaller()
 
-        ytdlp_auto_update: bool = bool(os.environ.get("YTP_YTDLP_AUTO_UPDATE", False))
+        ytdlp_auto_update: bool = os.environ.get("YTP_YTDLP_AUTO_UPDATE", "false").strip().lower() == "true"
 
         if ytdlp_auto_update:
             try: