diff --git a/Shared/General/ConfigurationReader.cs b/Shared/General/ConfigurationReader.cs
index 3042c18..ae2b78c 100644
--- a/Shared/General/ConfigurationReader.cs
+++ b/Shared/General/ConfigurationReader.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ public static T GetValueOrDefault<T>(String sectionName, String keyName, T defau
                 return defaultValue;
             }
 
+            if (typeof(T).IsEnum) {
+                return (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), value, ignoreCase: true);
+            }
+
             return (T)Convert.ChangeType(value, typeof(T));
         }
         catch (KeyNotFoundException)