diff --git a/Application/Factories/RConConnectionFactory.cs b/Application/Factories/RConConnectionFactory.cs
index 14cb1e790..55d222b0c 100644
--- a/Application/Factories/RConConnectionFactory.cs
+++ b/Application/Factories/RConConnectionFactory.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Integrations.Source;
 using Integrations.Source.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using SharedLibraryCore.Configuration;
 
 namespace IW4MAdmin.Application.Factories
 {
@@ -33,8 +34,10 @@ namespace IW4MAdmin.Application.Factories
             return rconEngine switch
             {
                 "COD" => new CodRConConnection(ipEndpoint, password,
-                    _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<ILogger<CodRConConnection>>(), GameEncoding),
-                "Source"  => new SourceRConConnection(_serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<ILogger<SourceRConConnection>>(),
+                    _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<ILogger<CodRConConnection>>(), GameEncoding,
+                    _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<ApplicationConfiguration>()?.ServerConnectionAttempts ?? 6),
+                "Source" => new SourceRConConnection(
+                    _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<ILogger<SourceRConConnection>>(),
                     _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<IRConClientFactory>(), ipEndpoint, password),
                 _ => throw new ArgumentException($"No supported RCon engine available for '{rconEngine}'")
             };
diff --git a/Integrations/Cod/CodRConConnection.cs b/Integrations/Cod/CodRConConnection.cs
index 15eb1ad07..a93b58488 100644
--- a/Integrations/Cod/CodRConConnection.cs
+++ b/Integrations/Cod/CodRConConnection.cs
@@ -31,13 +31,15 @@ namespace Integrations.Cod
         private IRConParserConfiguration config;
         private readonly ILogger _log;
         private readonly Encoding _gameEncoding;
+        private readonly int _retryAttempts;
 
-        public CodRConConnection(IPEndPoint ipEndpoint, string password, ILogger<CodRConConnection> log, Encoding gameEncoding)
+        public CodRConConnection(IPEndPoint ipEndpoint, string password, ILogger<CodRConConnection> log, Encoding gameEncoding, int retryAttempts)
         {
             RConPassword = password;
             _gameEncoding = gameEncoding;
             _log = log;
             Endpoint = ipEndpoint;
+            _retryAttempts = retryAttempts;
         }
 
         public void SetConfiguration(IRConParser parser)
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ namespace Integrations.Cod
                     _log.LogInformation(
                         "Retrying RCon message ({connectionAttempts}/{allowedConnectionFailures} attempts) with parameters {payload}", 
                         connectionState.ConnectionAttempts, 
-                        StaticHelpers.AllowedConnectionFails, parameters);
+                        _retryAttempts, parameters);
                 }
             }
             using (var socket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Dgram, ProtocolType.Udp)
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ namespace Integrations.Cod
                 bool exceptionCaught = false;
 
                 _log.LogDebug("Sending {payloadLength} bytes to [{endpoint}] ({connectionAttempts}/{allowedConnectionFailures})",
-                payload.Length, Endpoint, connectionState.ConnectionAttempts, StaticHelpers.AllowedConnectionFails);
+                payload.Length, Endpoint, connectionState.ConnectionAttempts, _retryAttempts);
 
                 try
                 {
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ namespace Integrations.Cod
                 catch
                 {
                     // we want to retry with a delay
-                    if (connectionState.ConnectionAttempts < StaticHelpers.AllowedConnectionFails)
+                    if (connectionState.ConnectionAttempts < _retryAttempts)
                     {
                         exceptionCaught = true;
                         await Task.Delay(StaticHelpers.SocketTimeout(connectionState.ConnectionAttempts));
diff --git a/SharedLibraryCore/Configuration/ApplicationConfiguration.cs b/SharedLibraryCore/Configuration/ApplicationConfiguration.cs
index 45f5fd561..6aff83723 100644
--- a/SharedLibraryCore/Configuration/ApplicationConfiguration.cs
+++ b/SharedLibraryCore/Configuration/ApplicationConfiguration.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ namespace SharedLibraryCore.Configuration
 
         [ConfigurationIgnore] 
         public TimeSpan ServerDataCollectionInterval { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
+
+        public int ServerConnectionAttempts { get; set; } = 6;
         
         [ConfigurationIgnore]
         public Dictionary<Permission, string> OverridePermissionLevelNames { get; set; } = Enum
diff --git a/SharedLibraryCore/RCon/StaticHelpers.cs b/SharedLibraryCore/RCon/StaticHelpers.cs
index 1fc58b625..540fa0231 100644
--- a/SharedLibraryCore/RCon/StaticHelpers.cs
+++ b/SharedLibraryCore/RCon/StaticHelpers.cs
@@ -64,9 +64,5 @@ namespace SharedLibraryCore.RCon
         /// interval in milliseconds to wait before sending the next RCon request
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly int FloodProtectionInterval = 750;
-        /// <summary>
-        /// how many failed connection attempts before aborting connection
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly int AllowedConnectionFails = 5;
     }
 }