diff --git a/webapp/backend/pkg/notify/notify.go b/webapp/backend/pkg/notify/notify.go
index bf927ee3..6a0ea062 100644
--- a/webapp/backend/pkg/notify/notify.go
+++ b/webapp/backend/pkg/notify/notify.go
@@ -229,6 +229,13 @@ func (n *Notify) Send() error {
 
 	//retrieve list of notification endpoints from config file
 	configUrls := n.Config.GetStringSlice("notify.urls")
+	configString := n.Config.GetString("notify.urls")
+	var jsonConfig []string
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(configString), &jsonConfig)
+	if err == nil {
+		configUrls = jsonConfig
+	}
+
 	n.Logger.Debugf("Configured notification services: %v", configUrls)
 
 	if len(configUrls) == 0 {