diff --git a/codex-cli/src/utils/config.ts b/codex-cli/src/utils/config.ts
index fb9e1ad770..e31a17ae00 100644
--- a/codex-cli/src/utils/config.ts
+++ b/codex-cli/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -316,6 +316,22 @@ export const loadConfig = (
     }
   }
 
+  if (
+    storedConfig.disableResponseStorage !== undefined &&
+    typeof storedConfig.disableResponseStorage !== "boolean"
+  ) {
+    if (storedConfig.disableResponseStorage === "true") {
+      storedConfig.disableResponseStorage = true;
+    } else if (storedConfig.disableResponseStorage === "false") {
+      storedConfig.disableResponseStorage = false;
+    } else {
+      log(
+        `[codex] Warning: 'disableResponseStorage' in config is not a boolean (got '${storedConfig.disableResponseStorage}'). Ignoring this value.`,
+      );
+      delete storedConfig.disableResponseStorage;
+    }
+  }
+
   const instructionsFilePathResolved =
     instructionsPath ?? INSTRUCTIONS_FILEPATH;
   const userInstructions = existsSync(instructionsFilePathResolved)