diff --git a/API/Constants.cs b/API/Constants.cs
index 28b9513..4bdc0a6 100644
--- a/API/Constants.cs
+++ b/API/Constants.cs
@@ -7,4 +7,13 @@ public struct Constants
     public static readonly Size ImageSmSize = new (225, 320);
     public static readonly Size ImageMdSize = new (450, 640);
     public static readonly Size ImageLgSize = new (900, 1280);
+    
+    public static readonly string PostgresHost = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("POSTGRES_HOST") ?? "tranga-pg:5432";
+    public static readonly string PostgresDb = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("POSTGRES_DB") ?? "postgres";
+    public static readonly string PostgresUser = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("POSTGRES_USER") ?? "postgres";
+    public static readonly string PostgresPassword = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("POSTGRES_PASSWORD") ?? "postgres";
+    public static readonly int PostgresConnectionTimeout = int.Parse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("POSTGRES_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT") ?? "30");
+    public static readonly int PostgresCommandTimeout =  int.Parse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("POSTGRES_COMMAND_TIMEOUT") ?? "60");
+
+    public static readonly bool UpdateChaptersDownloadedBeforeStarting = bool.Parse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CHECK_CHAPTERS_BEFORE_START") ?? "true");
 }
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diff --git a/API/Program.cs b/API/Program.cs
index 57fe235..99bed28 100644
--- a/API/Program.cs
+++ b/API/Program.cs
@@ -75,15 +75,15 @@ builder.Services.AddSwaggerGenNewtonsoftSupport().AddSwaggerGen(opt =>
 log.Debug("Adding Database-Connection...");
 NpgsqlConnectionStringBuilder connectionStringBuilder = new()
 {
-    Host = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("POSTGRES_HOST") ?? "tranga-pg:5432",
-    Database = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("POSTGRES_DB") ?? "postgres",
-    Username = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("POSTGRES_USER") ?? "postgres",
-    Password = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("POSTGRES_PASSWORD") ?? "postgres",
+    Host = Constants.PostgresHost,
+    Database = Constants.PostgresDb,
+    Username = Constants.PostgresUser,
+    Password = Constants.PostgresPassword,
     ConnectionLifetime = 300,
-    Timeout = int.Parse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("POSTGRES_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT") ?? "30"),
+    Timeout = Constants.PostgresConnectionTimeout,
     ReadBufferSize = 65536,
     WriteBufferSize = 65536,
-    CommandTimeout = int.Parse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("POSTGRES_COMMAND_TIMEOUT") ?? "60"),
+    CommandTimeout = Constants.PostgresCommandTimeout,
     ApplicationName = "Tranga"
 };
 
diff --git a/API/Tranga.cs b/API/Tranga.cs
index 5682aa6..544fc68 100644
--- a/API/Tranga.cs
+++ b/API/Tranga.cs
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ public static class Tranga
     {
         AddWorker(SendNotificationsWorker);
         AddWorker(CleanupMangaconnectorIdsWithoutConnector);
-        AddWorker(UpdateChaptersDownloadedWorker);
         AddWorker(CleanupMangaCoversWorker);
+        
+        if(Constants.UpdateChaptersDownloadedBeforeStarting)
+            AddWorker(UpdateChaptersDownloadedWorker);
+        
         Log.Info("Waiting for startup to complete...");
         while (new List<BaseWorker>() { CleanupMangaconnectorIdsWithoutConnector, UpdateChaptersDownloadedWorker, CleanupMangaCoversWorker}.Any(w => w.State < WorkerExecutionState.Completed))
             Thread.Sleep(100);
@@ -54,6 +57,9 @@ public static class Tranga
         AddWorker(StartNewChapterDownloadsWorker);
         AddWorker(RemoveOldNotificationsWorker);
         AddWorker(UpdateCoversWorker);
+        
+        if(!Constants.UpdateChaptersDownloadedBeforeStarting)
+            AddWorker(UpdateChaptersDownloadedWorker);
     }
 
     internal static bool TryGetMangaConnector(string name, [NotNullWhen(true)]out MangaConnector? mangaConnector)
diff --git a/API/Workers/PeriodicWorkers/UpdateChaptersDownloadedWorker.cs b/API/Workers/PeriodicWorkers/UpdateChaptersDownloadedWorker.cs
index bce96c1..dd8725a 100644
--- a/API/Workers/PeriodicWorkers/UpdateChaptersDownloadedWorker.cs
+++ b/API/Workers/PeriodicWorkers/UpdateChaptersDownloadedWorker.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public class UpdateChaptersDownloadedWorker(TimeSpan? interval = null, IEnumerab
     : BaseWorkerWithContext<MangaContext>(dependsOn), IPeriodic
 {
     public DateTime LastExecution { get; set; } = DateTime.UnixEpoch;
-    public TimeSpan Interval { get; set; } = interval??TimeSpan.FromMinutes(60);
+    public TimeSpan Interval { get; set; } = interval??TimeSpan.FromDays(1);
     protected override async Task<BaseWorker[]> DoWorkInternal()
     {
         Log.Debug("Checking chapter files...");
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1670711..6e32248 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ The file also includes [tranga-website](https://github.com/C9Glax/tranga-website
 | FLARESOLVERR_URL            | <empty>                                                                                  |
 | POSTGRES_COMMAND_TIMEOUT    | [`60`](https://www.npgsql.org/doc/connection-string-parameters.html?q=Command%20Timeout) |
 | POSTGRES_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT | `30`                                                                                     |
+| CHECK_CHAPTERS_BEFORE_START | `true`                                                                                   |
 
 For compatibility do not execute the compose as root (which you should not do anyways...) but as user that can
 access the folder. Permission conflicts with Komga and Kavita should thus be limited.