diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 1a6e1c088f..1d87cc1fd1 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -46,3 +46,5 @@ export const CONST_SETTINGS_TAB_SLUGS = [
   "notifications",
   "manage-account",
 ] as const;
+
+export const MONTHLY_ACTIVITY_FREE_EMAIL_BATCH_SIZE = 5;
diff --git a/src/scripts/cronjobs/monthlyActivityFree.tsx b/src/scripts/cronjobs/monthlyActivityFree.tsx
index d682c49106..9439dbce2b 100644
--- a/src/scripts/cronjobs/monthlyActivityFree.tsx
+++ b/src/scripts/cronjobs/monthlyActivityFree.tsx
@@ -19,20 +19,13 @@ import createDbConnection from "../../db/connect";
 import { logger } from "../../app/functions/server/logging";
 import { getMonthlyActivityFreeUnsubscribeLink } from "../../app/functions/cronjobs/unsubscribeLinks";
 import { hasPremium } from "../../app/functions/universal/user";
+import { MONTHLY_ACTIVITY_FREE_EMAIL_BATCH_SIZE } from "../../constants";
 
 await run();
 await createDbConnection().destroy();
 
 async function run() {
-  const batchSize = Number.parseInt(
-    process.env.MONTHLY_ACTIVITY_FREE_EMAIL_BATCH_SIZE ?? "10",
-    10,
-  );
-  if (Number.isNaN(batchSize)) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `Could not send monthly activity emails, because the env var MONTHLY_ACTIVITY_FREE_EMAIL_BATCH_SIZE has a non-numeric value: [${process.env.MONTHLY_ACTIVITY_EMAIL_BATCH_SIZE}].`,
-    );
-  }
+  const batchSize = MONTHLY_ACTIVITY_FREE_EMAIL_BATCH_SIZE;
 
   logger.info(`Getting free subscribers with batch size: ${batchSize}`);
   const subscribersToEmail = (await getFreeSubscribersWaitingForMonthlyEmail())