diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index a3253b5..6f86cb9 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ export function addToRedis(){
     if(method !== 'OPTIONS'){
       if(!request[requestKey]){
         throw new Error(`lux-redis-cache: No lux-redis-cache options found on
-         the request object. Make sure you added getFromRedis in the right 
+         the request object. Make sure you added getFromRedis in the right
          place!`);
       }
 
-      if(request[requestKey].enabled){
+      if(request[requestKey].enabled === 'true'){
         const redis               = request[requestKey].redisInstance;
         const cacheEngineInstance = request[requestKey].cacheEngineInstance;
         const expiresIn           = request[requestKey].expiresIn;