diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 90e3a4aec..d30b33197 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -252,6 +252,14 @@
     "internal"
   ]
 
+config :pleroma, Pleroma.Web.Federator, max_jobs: 50
+
+config :pleroma, Pleroma.Web.Federator.RetryQueue,
+  enabled: false,
+  max_jobs: 20,
+  initial_timeout: 30,
+  max_retries: 5
+
 # 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/lib/pleroma/web/federator/federator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/federator/federator.ex
index d25bfc0c1..f3a0e18b8 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/federator/federator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/federator/federator.ex
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Federator do
 
   @websub Application.get_env(:pleroma, :websub)
   @ostatus Application.get_env(:pleroma, :ostatus)
-  @max_jobs 20
 
   def init(args) do
     {:ok, args}
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ def enqueue(type, payload, priority \\ 1) do
   end
 
   def maybe_start_job(running_jobs, queue) do
-    if :sets.size(running_jobs) < @max_jobs && queue != [] do
+    if :sets.size(running_jobs) < Pleroma.Config.get([__MODULE__, :max_jobs]) && queue != [] do
       {{type, payload}, queue} = queue_pop(queue)
       {:ok, pid} = Task.start(fn -> handle(type, payload) end)
       mref = Process.monitor(pid)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/federator/retry_queue.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/federator/retry_queue.ex
index c57bbb77c..230a2c939 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/federator/retry_queue.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/federator/retry_queue.ex
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Federator.RetryQueue do
 
   require Logger
 
-  # seconds
-  @initial_timeout 30
-  @max_retries 5
-
-  @max_jobs 20
-
   def init(args) do
     queue_table = :ets.new(:pleroma_retry_queue, [:bag, :protected])
 
@@ -21,7 +15,7 @@ def init(args) do
 
   def start_link() do
     enabled =
-      if Mix.env() == :test, do: true, else: Pleroma.Config.get([:retry_queue, :enabled], false)
+      if Mix.env() == :test, do: true, else: Pleroma.Config.get([__MODULE__, :enabled], false)
 
     if enabled do
       Logger.info("Starting retry queue")
@@ -54,7 +48,7 @@ def reset_stats() do
   end
 
   def get_retry_params(retries) do
-    if retries > @max_retries do
+    if retries > Pleroma.Config.get([__MODULE__, :max_retries]) do
       {:drop, "Max retries reached"}
     else
       {:retry, growth_function(retries)}
@@ -108,12 +102,12 @@ def maybe_start_job(running_jobs, queue_table) do
     current_time = DateTime.to_unix(DateTime.utc_now())
     n_running_jobs = :sets.size(running_jobs)
 
-    if n_running_jobs < @max_jobs do
+    if n_running_jobs < Pleroma.Config.get([__MODULE__, :max_jobs]) do
       n_ready_jobs = ets_count_expires(queue_table, current_time)
 
       if n_ready_jobs > 0 do
         # figure out how many we could start
-        available_job_slots = @max_jobs - n_running_jobs
+        available_job_slots = Pleroma.Config.get([__MODULE__, :max_jobs]) - n_running_jobs
         start_n_jobs(running_jobs, queue_table, current_time, available_job_slots)
       else
         running_jobs
@@ -228,12 +222,13 @@ def handle_info(unknown, state) do
 
   if Mix.env() == :test do
     defp growth_function(_retries) do
-      _shutit = @initial_timeout
+      _shutit = Pleroma.Config.get([__MODULE__, :initial_timeout])
       DateTime.to_unix(DateTime.utc_now()) - 1
     end
   else
     defp growth_function(retries) do
-      round(@initial_timeout * :math.pow(retries, 3)) + DateTime.to_unix(DateTime.utc_now())
+      round(Pleroma.Config.get([__MODULE__, :initial_timeout]) * :math.pow(retries, 3)) +
+        DateTime.to_unix(DateTime.utc_now())
     end
   end