diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/errors/__init__.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/errors/__init__.py
index 57650fe79..fd132ed20 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/errors/__init__.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/errors/__init__.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def indent_command(command_list: list[str]) -> str:
     return final_command
 
 
-DEBUG_COMMANDS = os.environ.get("CLAN_DEBUG_COMMANDS", False)
+DEBUG_COMMANDS = os.environ.get("CLAN_DEBUG_COMMANDS") == "1"
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/flake/flake.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/flake/flake.py
index 5582fae10..243128023 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/flake/flake.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/flake/flake.py
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ class Flake:
             self.identifier,
         ]
 
-        trace_prefetch = os.environ.get("CLAN_DEBUG_NIX_PREFETCH", False) == "1"
+        trace_prefetch = os.environ.get("CLAN_DEBUG_NIX_PREFETCH") == "1"
         if not trace_prefetch:
             log.debug(f"Prefetching flake {self.identifier}")
         try:
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ class Flake:
                 ];
               }}
         """
-        trace = os.environ.get("CLAN_DEBUG_NIX_SELECTORS", False) == "1"
+        trace = os.environ.get("CLAN_DEBUG_NIX_SELECTORS") == "1"
         try:
             build_output = Path(
                 run(