diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index d8f9eb22e..27fbabc73 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -904,6 +904,9 @@
   private_key: nil,
   initial_indexing_chunk_size: 100_000
 
+config :pleroma, Pleroma.Application,
+  max_restarts: 3
+
 # Import environment specific config. This must remain at the bottom
 # of this file so it overrides the configuration defined above.
 import_config "#{Mix.env()}.exs"
diff --git a/config/test.exs b/config/test.exs
index 60cdacb0e..11e115b99 100644
--- a/config/test.exs
+++ b/config/test.exs
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@
 
 config :pleroma, Pleroma.Cluster, peer_module: peer_module
 
+config :pleroma, Pleroma.Application, max_restarts: 100
+
 if File.exists?("./config/test.secret.exs") do
   import_config "test.secret.exs"
 else
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/application.ex b/lib/pleroma/application.ex
index 8fa6f3fae..a01a13b18 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/application.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/application.ex
@@ -116,12 +116,7 @@ def start(_type, _args) do
     # If we have a lot of caches, default max_restarts can cause test
     # resets to fail.
     # Go for the default 3 unless we're in test
-    max_restarts =
-      if @mix_env == :test do
-        100
-      else
-        3
-      end
+    max_restarts = Application.get_env(:pleroma, __MODULE__)[:max_restarts]
 
     opts = [strategy: :one_for_one, name: Pleroma.Supervisor, max_restarts: max_restarts]
     result = Supervisor.start_link(children, opts)