diff --git a/src/pages/api/cron.ts b/src/pages/api/cron.ts
index 3d07453..073ebe7 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/cron.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/cron.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/db';
 import { localNow } from '@/utils/timezone';
 import logger from '@/logger';
-import { unauthorized } from '@/utils/helpers';
+import { parseBoolean, unauthorized } from '@/utils/helpers';
 
 type ResponseData = {
 	diff: number;
@@ -87,11 +87,7 @@ export default async function handler(
 
 	try {
 		let result;
-		if (
-			process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' &&
-			// TODO: Proper boolean parsing
-			(req.query.report ?? 'true') === 'true'
-		)
+		if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && parseBoolean(req.query.report))
 			result = await monitorAsync(innerFunction);
 		else result = await innerFunction();
 
diff --git a/src/utils/helpers.ts b/src/utils/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59dc9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { env } from '@/env/server.mjs';
+import logger from '@/logger';
+import { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next';
+
+export function unauthorized(
+	req: NextApiRequest,
+	res: NextApiResponse
+): boolean {
+	if (req.query.key != env.API_KEY) {
+		logger.debug('Unauthorized request');
+		res.status(401).json({ status: 'unauthorized' });
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+export function parseBoolean(
+	value: string | string[] | undefined | null
+): boolean {
+	if (value == undefined) return false;
+	if (Array.isArray(value)) return false;
+	value = value.toLowerCase();
+	return value === 'true' || value === '1' || value === 'yes';
+}