diff --git a/server/Server.js b/server/Server.js
index 17c959c0..5c6f3c16 100644
--- a/server/Server.js
+++ b/server/Server.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const { version } = require('../package.json')
 
 // Utils
 const fileUtils = require('./utils/fileUtils')
+const { toNumber } = require('./utils/index')
 const Logger = require('./Logger')
 
 const Auth = require('./Auth')
@@ -84,12 +85,8 @@ class Server {
         global.DisableSsrfRequestFilter = (url) => whitelistedUrls.includes(new URL(url).hostname)
       }
     }
-
-    if (process.env.PODCAST_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT) {
-      global.PodcastDownloadTimeout = process.env.PODCAST_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT
-    } else {
-      global.PodcastDownloadTimeout = 30000
-    }
+    global.PodcastDownloadTimeout = toNumber(process.env.PODCAST_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT, 30000)
+    global.MaxFailedEpisodeChecks = toNumber(process.env.MAX_FAILED_EPISODE_CHECKS, 24)
 
     if (!fs.pathExistsSync(global.ConfigPath)) {
       fs.mkdirSync(global.ConfigPath)
diff --git a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
index 625688c9..8aedc314 100644
--- a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class PodcastManager {
     this.currentDownload = null
 
     this.failedCheckMap = {}
-    this.MaxFailedEpisodeChecks = 24
+    this.MaxFailedEpisodeChecks = global.MaxFailedEpisodeChecks
   }
 
   getEpisodeDownloadsInQueue(libraryItemId) {
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class PodcastManager {
       // Allow up to MaxFailedEpisodeChecks failed attempts before disabling auto download
       if (!this.failedCheckMap[libraryItem.id]) this.failedCheckMap[libraryItem.id] = 0
       this.failedCheckMap[libraryItem.id]++
-      if (this.failedCheckMap[libraryItem.id] >= this.MaxFailedEpisodeChecks) {
+      if (this.MaxFailedEpisodeChecks !== 0 && this.failedCheckMap[libraryItem.id] >= this.MaxFailedEpisodeChecks) {
         Logger.error(`[PodcastManager] runEpisodeCheck ${this.failedCheckMap[libraryItem.id]} failed attempts at checking episodes for "${libraryItem.media.title}" - disabling auto download`)
         libraryItem.media.autoDownloadEpisodes = false
         delete this.failedCheckMap[libraryItem.id]