diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
index 67118821c6..df6b973e92 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace FireflyIII\Http\Controllers;
 
+use FireflyIII\Support\Facades\FireflyConfig;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Facades\Preferences;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Carbon\Exceptions\InvalidFormatException;
diff --git a/app/Support/Twig/General.php b/app/Support/Twig/General.php
index 1f53977b15..cbd22d9119 100644
--- a/app/Support/Twig/General.php
+++ b/app/Support/Twig/General.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\User\UserRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Facades\Amount;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Facades\FireflyConfig;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Facades\Steam;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Search\OperatorQuerySearch;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ class General extends AbstractExtension
             $this->hasRole(),
             $this->getRootSearchOperator(),
             $this->carbonize(),
+            $this->fireflyIIIConfig(),
         ];
     }
 
@@ -393,4 +395,13 @@ class General extends AbstractExtension
             static fn (string $str): string => date($str)
         );
     }
+
+    private function fireflyIIIConfig() {
+        return new TwigFunction(
+            'fireflyiiiconfig',
+            static function (string $string, mixed $default): mixed {
+                return FireflyConfig::get($string, $default)->data;
+            }
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/config/firefly.php b/config/firefly.php
index 55e3e15307..0767441194 100644
--- a/config/firefly.php
+++ b/config/firefly.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ return [
         'webhooks'               => true,
         'handle_debts'           => true,
         'expression_engine'      => true,
-        'running_balance_column' => env('USE_RUNNING_BALANCE', true), // this is only the default value, is not used.
+        'running_balance_column' =>(bool)envNonEmpty('USE_RUNNING_BALANCE', true), // this is only the default value, is not used.
         // see cer.php for exchange rates feature flag.
     ],
     'version'                              => 'develop/2025-12-22',
diff --git a/resources/views/list/groups.twig b/resources/views/list/groups.twig
index 92cfb0b960..9c28b65a85 100644
--- a/resources/views/list/groups.twig
+++ b/resources/views/list/groups.twig
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <th class="hidden-xs">&nbsp;</th>
         <th>{{ trans('list.description') }}</th>
         <th>{{ trans('list.amount') }}</th>
-        {% if FireflyConfig.get('use_running_balance', config('firefly.feature_flags.running_balance_column')) %}
+        {% if fireflyiiiconfig('use_running_balance', true) %}
         <th>{{ trans('list.running_balance') }}</th>
         {% endif %}
         <th>{{ trans('list.date') }}</th>
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
                         {% endif %}
                     {% endif %}
                 </td>
-                {% if FireflyConfig.get('use_running_balance', config('firefly.feature_flags.running_balance_column')) %}
+                {% if (fireflyiiiconfig('use_running_balance', true)) %}
                 <td>
                     {% if (null == transaction.balance_dirty or false == transaction.balance_dirty) and null != transaction.destination_balance_after and null != transaction.source_balance_after %}
                         {% if transaction.transaction_type_type == 'Deposit' %}
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/debug-table.twig b/resources/views/partials/debug-table.twig
index 79eeed4364..9b8f605f67 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/debug-table.twig
+++ b/resources/views/partials/debug-table.twig
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>Exchange rates</td>
-        <td>{% if FireflyConfig.get('enable_exchange_rates', config('cer.enabled')) %}Enabled{% else %}Disabled{% endif %}, downloads {% if FireflyConfig.get('enable_external_rates', config('cer.download_enabled')) %}enabled{% else %}disabled{% endif %}</td>
+        <td>{% if fireflyiiiconfig('enable_exchange_rates', true) %}Enabled{% else %}Disabled{% endif %}, downloads {% if FireflyConfig.get('enable_external_rates', config('cer.download_enabled')) %}enabled{% else %}disabled{% endif %}</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>RB-column</td>
-        <td>{% if FireflyConfig.get('use_running_balance', config('firefly.feature_flags.running_balance_column')) %}Enabled{% else %}Disabled{% endif %}</td>
+        <td>{% if fireflyiiiconfig('use_running_balance', true) %}Enabled{% else %}Disabled{% endif %}</td>
     </tr>
     </tbody>
 </table>
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/menu-sidebar.twig b/resources/views/partials/menu-sidebar.twig
index 8320682e98..97a344edcd 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/menu-sidebar.twig
+++ b/resources/views/partials/menu-sidebar.twig
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
                     <span>{{ 'currencies'|_ }}</span>
                 </a>
             </li>
-            {% if FireflyConfig.get('enable_exchange_rates', config('cer.enabled')) %}
+            {% if (fireflyiiiconfig('enable_exchange_rates', true)) %}
             <li class="{{ activeRoutePartial('exchange-rates') }}">
                 <a class="{{ activeRoutePartial('exchange-rates') }}" href="{{ route('exchange-rates.index') }}">
                     <span class="fa fa-angle-right fa-fw"></span>
diff --git a/resources/views/preferences/index.twig b/resources/views/preferences/index.twig
index 62ccec7945..4316a7c390 100644
--- a/resources/views/preferences/index.twig
+++ b/resources/views/preferences/index.twig
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
                                     </div>
 
                                     {#  conversion back to primary currency #}
-                                    {% if FireflyConfig.get('enable_exchange_rates', config('cer.enabled')) %}
+                                    {% if fireflyiiiconfig('enable_exchange_rates', true) %}
                                     <div class="preferences-box">
                                         <h3>{{ 'pref_convert_to_primary'|_ }}</h3>
                                         <p class="text-info">