diff --git a/src/daemon/mod.rs b/src/daemon/mod.rs
index 283c391a842..8d429449a45 100644
--- a/src/daemon/mod.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/mod.rs
@@ -413,7 +413,10 @@ pub(super) async fn start(
         });
 
         services.spawn_blocking({
-            let finality = chain_config.policy.chain_finality;
+            let finality = std::env::var("FOREST_F3_FINALITY")
+                .ok()
+                .and_then(|v| v.parse().ok())
+                .unwrap_or(chain_config.policy.chain_finality);
             let default_f3_db_path = config
                 .client
                 .data_dir