diff --git a/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb b/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
index 266fca8..0786b27 100644
--- a/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
@@ -8,14 +8,17 @@ class Rack::Attack
 
   if ENV["RACK_ATTACK_BYPASS"].present?
     begin
-      TOKENS = JSON.parse(ENV["RACK_ATTACK_BYPASS"]).freeze
+      bypass_value = ENV["RACK_ATTACK_BYPASS"].strip
+      bypass_value = bypass_value.gsub(/\A['"]|['"]\z/, "")
+
+      TOKENS = JSON.parse(bypass_value).freeze
       unless TOKENS.is_a?(Array)
         Rails.logger.warn "RACK_ATTACK_BYPASS should be a array, tf is this #{TOKENS.class}"
         TOKENS = [].freeze
       end
       Rails.logger.info "RACK_ATTACK_BYPASS loaded #{TOKENS.length} let me in tokens"
     rescue JSON::ParserError => e
-      Rails.logger.error "RACK_ATTACK_BYPASS failed to read, you fucked it up #{e.message}"
+      Rails.logger.error "RACK_ATTACK_BYPASS failed to read, you fucked it up #{e.message} raw: #{ENV['RACK_ATTACK_BYPASS'].inspect}"
       TOKENS = [].freeze
     end