diff --git a/omr-tracker/files/etc/init.d/omr-tracker b/omr-tracker/files/etc/init.d/omr-tracker
index 009e92dd5a..801b1a2075 100755
--- a/omr-tracker/files/etc/init.d/omr-tracker
+++ b/omr-tracker/files/etc/init.d/omr-tracker
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ _launch_tracker() {
 	[ -z "${check_quality}" ] && check_quality=0
 	[ -z "${tries}" ] && tries=5
 	[ -z "${tries_up}" ] && tries_up=${tries}
+	[ -z "${failure_interval}" ] && failure_interval=5
 
 	procd_open_instance
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2086