diff --git a/app/modules/themoviedb/tmdb_cache.py b/app/modules/themoviedb/tmdb_cache.py
index d27fb019..4beb82bf 100644
--- a/app/modules/themoviedb/tmdb_cache.py
+++ b/app/modules/themoviedb/tmdb_cache.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from app.schemas.types import MediaType
 lock = RLock()
 
 CACHE_EXPIRE_TIMESTAMP_STR = "cache_expire_timestamp"
-EXPIRE_TIMESTAMP = 7 * 24 * 3600
+EXPIRE_TIMESTAMP = settings.CACHE_CONF.get('meta')
 
 
 class TmdbCache(metaclass=Singleton):
@@ -33,10 +33,8 @@ class TmdbCache(metaclass=Singleton):
     _tmdb_cache_expire: bool = True
 
     def __init__(self):
-        global EXPIRE_TIMESTAMP
         self._meta_path = settings.TEMP_PATH / "__tmdb_cache__"
         self._meta_data = self.__load(self._meta_path)
-        EXPIRE_TIMESTAMP = settings.CACHE_CONF.get('meta')
 
     def clear(self):
         """