diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/scripts/kodi.sh b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/scripts/kodi.sh
index be89abb0f4..43e7c1bcec 100755
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/scripts/kodi.sh
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/scripts/kodi.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ detect_crash_loop()
   echo "$NOW_TIME" >> $CRASH_HIST
 
   NUM_RESTARTS=$(wc -l $CRASH_HIST | cut -d' ' -f1)
-  FIRST_RESTART_TIME=$(tail -n $MAX_RESTARTS $CRASH_HIST | head -n 1)
+  FIRST_RESTART_TIME=$(tail -n $KODI_MAX_RESTARTS $CRASH_HIST | head -n 1)
 
   # kodi restart loop detected? fail this kodi install
   if [ $NUM_RESTARTS -ge $KODI_MAX_RESTARTS -a $KODI_MAX_SECONDS -ge $((NOW_TIME - FIRST_RESTART_TIME)) ]; then