diff --git a/setup/config/config_appservice.go b/setup/config/config_appservice.go
index ff3287714..cf1081a5b 100644
--- a/setup/config/config_appservice.go
+++ b/setup/config/config_appservice.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func loadAppServices(config *AppServiceAPI, derived *Derived) error {
 		}
 
 		// Load the config data into our struct
-		if err = yaml.UnmarshalStrict(configData, &appservice); err != nil {
+		if err = yaml.Unmarshal(configData, &appservice); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}