diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/decorators.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/decorators.ts
index 8f12e0bde82..1e0ee90fe0a 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/decorators.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/decorators.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export const Config: ClassDecorator = (ConfigClass: Class) => {
 						);
 						continue;
 					}
+					config[key] = result.data;
 				} else if (type === Number) {
 					const parsed = Number(value);
 					if (isNaN(parsed)) {
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
index 1028bbd97af..dd289053d58 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ describe('GlobalConfig', () => {
 		it('on invalid value, should warn and fall back to default value', () => {
 			process.env = {
 				N8N_RUNNERS_MODE: 'non-existing-mode',
+				N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED: 'true',
+				DB_TYPE: 'postgresdb',
 			};
 
 			const globalConfig = Container.get(GlobalConfig);
@@ -413,6 +415,9 @@ describe('GlobalConfig', () => {
 					"Invalid value for N8N_RUNNERS_MODE - Invalid enum value. Expected 'internal' | 'external', received 'non-existing-mode'. Falling back to default value.",
 				),
 			);
+
+			expect(globalConfig.taskRunners.enabled).toEqual(true);
+			expect(globalConfig.database.type).toEqual('postgresdb');
 		});
 	});
 });