diff --git a/server_environment/server_env.py b/server_environment/server_env.py
index 3106f25..cd9d8c7 100644
--- a/server_environment/server_env.py
+++ b/server_environment/server_env.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def _load_config_from_env(config_p):
 
 def _load_config():
     """Load the configuration and return a ConfigParser instance."""
-    config_p = configparser.SafeConfigParser()
+    config_p = configparser.ConfigParser()
     # options are case-sensitive
     config_p.optionxform = str