diff --git a/server/Server.js b/server/Server.js
index 17c959c0..317dab38 100644
--- a/server/Server.js
+++ b/server/Server.js
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ class Server {
       global.PodcastDownloadTimeout = 30000
     }
 
+    if (process.env.MAX_FAILED_EPISODE_CHECKS) {
+      global.MaxFailedEpisodeChecks = process.env.MAX_FAILED_EPISODE_CHECKS
+    } else {
+      global.MaxFailedEpisodeChecks = 24
+    }
+
     if (!fs.pathExistsSync(global.ConfigPath)) {
       fs.mkdirSync(global.ConfigPath)
     }
diff --git a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
index 54ce4c9f..0c7da925 100644
--- a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class PodcastManager {
     this.currentDownload = null
 
     this.failedCheckMap = {}
-    this.MaxFailedEpisodeChecks = parseInt(process.env.MAX_FAILED_EPISODE_CHECKS, 10) || 24
+    this.MaxFailedEpisodeChecks = global.MaxFailedEpisodeChecks
   }
 
   getEpisodeDownloadsInQueue(libraryItemId) {