diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
index bf47b8583..69b0e26b8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
             $size = Cache::remember($user->storageUsedKey(), now()->addDays(3), function() use($user) {
                 return Media::whereUserId($user->id)->sum('size') / 1000;
             });
-            $limit = (int) config('pixelfed.max_account_size');
+            $limit = (int) config_cache('pixelfed.max_account_size');
             if ($size >= $limit) {
                abort(403, 'Account size limit reached.');
             }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ComposeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ComposeController.php
index 1b9b5d3fe..6be25ea2e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ComposeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ComposeController.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class ComposeController extends Controller
 			$size = Cache::remember($user->storageUsedKey(), now()->addDays(3), function() use($user) {
 				return Media::whereUserId($user->id)->sum('size') / 1000;
 			});
-			$limit = (int) config('pixelfed.max_account_size');
+			$limit = (int) config_cache('pixelfed.max_account_size');
 			if ($size >= $limit) {
 				abort(403, 'Account size limit reached.');
 			}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DirectMessageController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DirectMessageController.php
index 46f7673ef..3f03b7a1a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/DirectMessageController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DirectMessageController.php
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ class DirectMessageController extends Controller
 			$size = Cache::remember($user->storageUsedKey(), now()->addDays(3), function() use($user) {
 				return Media::whereUserId($user->id)->sum('size') / 1000;
 			});
-			$limit = (int) config('pixelfed.max_account_size');
+			$limit = (int) config_cache('pixelfed.max_account_size');
 			if ($size >= $limit) {
 				abort(403, 'Account size limit reached.');
 			}
diff --git a/resources/views/admin/users/show.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/users/show.blade.php
index 19513ea53..7652db6ea 100644
--- a/resources/views/admin/users/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/admin/users/show.blade.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 					</tr>
 					<tr>
 						<th scope="row" class="font-weight-bold text-muted text-uppercase pl-3 small" style="line-height: 2;">storage used</th>
-						<td class="text-right font-weight-bold">{{PrettyNumber::size($profile->media()->sum('size'))}}<span class="text-muted"> / {{PrettyNumber::size(config('pixelfed.max_account_size') * 1000)}}</span></td>
+						<td class="text-right font-weight-bold">{{PrettyNumber::size($profile->media()->sum('size'))}}<span class="text-muted"> / {{PrettyNumber::size(config_cache('pixelfed.max_account_size') * 1000)}}</span></td>
 					</tr>
 				</tbody>
 			</table>
@@ -118,4 +118,4 @@
 		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>
-@endsection
\ No newline at end of file
+@endsection