diff --git a/export/src/config.js b/export/src/config.js
index 05217b8d9..d8f87f3fc 100644
--- a/export/src/config.js
+++ b/export/src/config.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = convict({
       default: 'http://localhost:3030/graphql'
     },
     passthroughToken: {
-      format: 'string',
+      format: String,
       sensitive: true,
       env: 'SE_GRAPHQL_TOKEN',
       default: null
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = convict({
   export: {
     // legacy option
     canonicalBaseUrl: {
-      format: 'url',
+      format: String,
       env: 'EXPORT_CANONICAL_BASE_URL',
       default: 'http://127.0.0.1:3060'
     },
diff --git a/graphql/config.js b/graphql/config.js
index 18bae9f19..c6a39b6b3 100644
--- a/graphql/config.js
+++ b/graphql/config.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ convict.addFormat(require('convict-format-with-validator').url)
 module.exports = convict({
   export: {
     baseUrl: {
-      format: 'url',
+      format: String,
       env: 'EXPORT_CANONICAL_BASE_URL',
       default: 'http://127.0.0.1:3060'
     },