diff --git a/src/renderer/renderElement.ts b/src/renderer/renderElement.ts
index 21de70cb..f85c83a6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/renderElement.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/renderElement.ts
@@ -864,7 +864,8 @@ const drawElementFromCanvas = (
     );
 
     if (
-      process.env.REACT_APP_DEBUG_ENABLE_TEXT_CONTAINER_BOUNDING_BOX &&
+      process.env.REACT_APP_DEBUG_ENABLE_TEXT_CONTAINER_BOUNDING_BOX ===
+        "true" &&
       hasBoundTextElement(element)
     ) {
       const coords = getContainerCoords(element);