diff --git a/check_source.py b/check_source.py
index 988e4d03..ed1e98ab 100755
--- a/check_source.py
+++ b/check_source.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from osclib.core import devel_project_fallback
 import urllib2
 import ReviewBot
 from check_maintenance_incidents import MaintenanceChecker
+from osclib.conf import str2bool
 
 class CheckSource(ReviewBot.ReviewBot):
 
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ class CheckSource(ReviewBot.ReviewBot):
         self.staging_api(project)
         config = self.staging_config[project]
 
-        self.ignore_devel = not bool(config.get('devel-project-enforce', False))
+        self.ignore_devel = not str2bool(config.get('devel-project-enforce', 'False'))
+        self.add_review_team = str2bool(config.get('check-source-add-review-team', 'True'))
         self.review_team = config.get('review-team')
         self.repo_checker = config.get('repo-checker')
         self.devel_whitelist = config.get('devel-whitelist', '').split()
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ class CheckSource(ReviewBot.ReviewBot):
             self.review_messages['accepted'] += "\n\nOutput of check script (non-fatal):\n" + output
 
         if not self.skip_add_reviews:
-            if self.review_team is not None:
+            if self.add_review_team and self.review_team is not None:
                 self.add_review(self.request, by_group=self.review_team, msg='Please review sources')
 
             if self.only_changes():
diff --git a/osclib/conf.py b/osclib/conf.py
index 98f19737..d3c04891 100644
--- a/osclib/conf.py
+++ b/osclib/conf.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ DEFAULT = {
         'main-repo': 'standard',
         'download-baseurl': 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/%(version)s/',
         'download-baseurl-update': 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/%(version)s/',
+        'check-source-add-review-team': 'False',
         'review-team': 'opensuse-review-team',
         'legal-review-group': 'legal-auto',
         # check_source.py
@@ -169,6 +170,10 @@ DEFAULT = {
 #
 
 
+def str2bool(v):
+    return v.lower() in ("yes", "true", "t", "1")
+
+
 class Config(object):
     """Helper class to configuration file."""
 
diff --git a/pkglistgen.py b/pkglistgen.py
index 60078e52..65b44fd7 100755
--- a/pkglistgen.py
+++ b/pkglistgen.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from osc.core import Package
 from osc.core import show_results_meta
 from osc.core import undelete_package
 from osc import conf
-from osclib.conf import Config
+from osclib.conf import Config, str2bool
 from osclib.stagingapi import StagingAPI
 from osclib.util import project_list_family
 from osclib.util import project_list_family_prior
@@ -1186,9 +1186,9 @@ class CommandLineInterface(ToolBase.CommandLineInterface):
         self.update_merge(nonfree if drop_list else False)
 
         print('-> do_solve')
-        opts.ignore_unresolvable = bool(target_config.get('pkglistgen-ignore-unresolvable'))
-        opts.ignore_recommended = bool(target_config.get('pkglistgen-ignore-recommended'))
-        opts.include_suggested = bool(target_config.get('pkglistgen-include-suggested'))
+        opts.ignore_unresolvable = str2bool(target_config.get('pkglistgen-ignore-unresolvable'))
+        opts.ignore_recommended = str2bool(target_config.get('pkglistgen-ignore-recommended'))
+        opts.include_suggested = str2bool(target_config.get('pkglistgen-include-suggested'))
         opts.locale = target_config.get('pkglistgen-local')
         opts.locales_from = target_config.get('pkglistgen-locales-from')
         self.do_solve('solve', opts)