diff --git a/flask_env.py b/flask_env.py
index a17d739..4d43dd7 100644
--- a/flask_env.py
+++ b/flask_env.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import json
 
 
 class MetaFlaskEnv(type):
@@ -29,22 +30,12 @@ class MetaFlaskEnv(type):
             if not load_all and not hasattr(cls, key):
                 continue
 
-            # If value is "true" or "false", parse as a boolean
-            # Otherwise, if it contains a "." then try to parse as a float
-            # Otherwise, try to parse as an integer
-            # If all else fails, just keep it a string
-            if value.lower() in ('true', 'false'):
-                value = True if value.lower() == 'true' else False
-            elif '.' in value:
-                try:
-                    value = float(value)
-                except ValueError:
-                    pass
-            else:
-                try:
-                    value = int(value)
-                except ValueError:
-                    pass
+            # Parse value according to JSON standards
+            # If that fails, just keep it a string
+            try:
+                value = json.loads(value)
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
 
             # Update our config with the value from `os.environ`
             setattr(cls, key, value)
diff --git a/test_flask_env.py b/test_flask_env.py
index 2f5b1b6..e6e88a7 100644
--- a/test_flask_env.py
+++ b/test_flask_env.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class TestFlaskEnv(unittest.TestCase):
         env = dict(
             IS_TRUE='true',
             IS_NOT_TRUE='true-ish',
-            IS_FALSE='FALSE',
+            IS_FALSE='false',
             IS_WACKY_FALSE='FaLSe',
         )
         with self.with_env(**env):
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class TestFlaskEnv(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.IS_TRUE, True)
             self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.IS_NOT_TRUE, 'true-ish')
             self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.IS_FALSE, False)
-            self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.IS_WACKY_FALSE, False)
+            self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.IS_WACKY_FALSE, 'FaLSe')
 
     def test_parsing_float(self):
         """A test to ensure that we properly parse floats"""
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ class TestFlaskEnv(unittest.TestCase):
             # DEV: Set `env_load_all=True` to keep from having to make default values for each variable
             TestConfiguration = self._get_test_configuration(env_load_all=True)
             self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.IS_FLOAT, 12.5)
-            self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.TRAILING_DOT, 12.0)
-            self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.LEADING_DOT, 0.12)
+            self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.TRAILING_DOT, '12.')
+            self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.LEADING_DOT, '.12')
             self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.IS_NOT_FLOAT, 'This is 6.5')
 
     def test_parsing_int(self):
@@ -123,6 +123,22 @@ class TestFlaskEnv(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.IS_ZERO, 0)
             self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.IS_NOT_INT, '12fa')
 
+    def test_parsing_dict(self):
+        """A test to ensure that we properly parse dicts"""
+        env = dict(
+            IS_EMPTY_DICT='{}',
+            IS_DICT_WITH_LIST='{"a": [1, 2, 3]}',
+            IS_DICT_WITH_STRING='{"foo": "bar"}',
+            IS_NOT_DICT='{not a dict}',
+        )
+        with self.with_env(**env):
+            # DEV: Set `env_load_all=True` to keep from having to make default values for each variable
+            TestConfiguration = self._get_test_configuration(env_load_all=True)
+            self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.IS_EMPTY_DICT, {})
+            self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.IS_DICT_WITH_LIST, {'a': [1, 2, 3]})
+            self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.IS_DICT_WITH_STRING, {'foo': 'bar'})
+            self.assertEqual(TestConfiguration.IS_NOT_DICT, '{not a dict}')
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()