diff --git a/astrbot/core/__init__.py b/astrbot/core/__init__.py
index 6400d6fa4..5c015e96e 100644
--- a/astrbot/core/__init__.py
+++ b/astrbot/core/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # 初始化数据存储文件夹
 os.makedirs(get_astrbot_data_path(), exist_ok=True)
 
-DEMO_MODE = os.getenv("DEMO_MODE", False)
+DEMO_MODE = os.getenv("DEMO_MODE", "False").strip().lower() in ("true", "1", "t")
 
 astrbot_config = AstrBotConfig()
 t2i_base_url = astrbot_config.get("t2i_endpoint", "https://t2i.soulter.top/text2img")