diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 6479140..08cbeee 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ if URL_PREFIX == "/":
 ENABLE_WATCH = _env_bool("ENABLE_WATCH", True)
 PRECACHE_THUMBS = os.getenv("PRECACHE_THUMBS", "false").strip().lower() not in ("0","false","no","off")
 THUMB_WORKERS = max(1, int(os.getenv("THUMB_WORKERS", "2")))
-PRECACHE_ON_START = os.getenv("PRECACHE_ON_START", "false").strip().lower() in ("1","true","yes")
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+PRECACHE_ON_START = os.getenv("PRECACHE_ON_START", "false").strip().lower() in ("1","true","yes")
+AUTO_INDEX_ON_START = os.getenv("AUTO_INDEX_ON_START", "false").strip().lower() not in ("0","false","no","off")
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diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 4d0ada5..8c33689 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import sys
 import logging
 from math import ceil
 
-from .config import LIBRARY_DIR, PAGE_SIZE, SERVER_BASE, URL_PREFIX, PRECACHE_THUMBS, THUMB_WORKERS, PRECACHE_ON_START
+from .config import LIBRARY_DIR, PAGE_SIZE, SERVER_BASE, URL_PREFIX, PRECACHE_THUMBS, THUMB_WORKERS, PRECACHE_ON_START, AUTO_INDEX_ON_START
 from .opds import now_rfc3339, mime_for
 from .auth import require_basic
 from .thumbs import have_thumb, generate_thumb
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ _INDEX_STATUS = {
     "ended_at": 0.0,
 }
 _INDEX_LOCK = threading.Lock()
-AUTO_INDEX_ON_START = os.getenv("AUTO_INDEX_ON_START", "false").strip().lower() not in ("0","false","no","off")
 
 # -------------------- Small helpers --------------------
 def rget(row, key: str, default=None):