diff --git a/code/Common/Configuration/Arr/ArrConfig.cs b/code/Common/Configuration/Arr/ArrConfig.cs
index 802c5c96..6863084c 100644
--- a/code/Common/Configuration/Arr/ArrConfig.cs
+++ b/code/Common/Configuration/Arr/ArrConfig.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Common.Configuration.ContentBlocker;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 
 namespace Common.Configuration.Arr;
 
@@ -7,6 +8,9 @@ public abstract record ArrConfig
     public required bool Enabled { get; init; }
 
     public Block Block { get; init; } = new();
+
+    [ConfigurationKeyName("IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES")]
+    public short ImportFailedMaxStrikes { get; init; } = -1;
     
     public required List<ArrInstance> Instances { get; init; }
 }
diff --git a/code/Executable/appsettings.Development.json b/code/Executable/appsettings.Development.json
index de7c42cc..460153f7 100644
--- a/code/Executable/appsettings.Development.json
+++ b/code/Executable/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
   },
   "Sonarr": {
     "Enabled": true,
+    "IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES": -1,
     "SearchType": "Episode",
     "Block": {
       "Type": "blacklist",
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@
   },
   "Radarr": {
     "Enabled": true,
+    "IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES": -1,
     "Block": {
       "Type": "blacklist",
       "Path": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flmorg/cleanuperr/refs/heads/main/blacklist"
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@
   },
   "Lidarr": {
     "Enabled": true,
+    "IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES": -1,
     "Block": {
       "Type": "blacklist",
       "Path": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flmorg/cleanuperr/refs/heads/main/blacklist"
diff --git a/code/Executable/appsettings.json b/code/Executable/appsettings.json
index 106489bc..e9690a47 100644
--- a/code/Executable/appsettings.json
+++ b/code/Executable/appsettings.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
   },
   "Sonarr": {
     "Enabled": false,
+    "IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES": -1,
     "SearchType": "Episode",
     "Block": {
       "Type": "blacklist",
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@
   },
   "Radarr": {
     "Enabled": false,
+    "IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES": -1,
     "Block": {
       "Type": "blacklist",
       "Path": ""
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@
   },
   "Lidarr": {
     "Enabled": false,
+    "IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES": -1,
     "Block": {
       "Type": "blacklist",
       "Path": ""
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Arr/ArrClient.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Arr/ArrClient.cs
index 3574ed1f..38af9b1f 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Arr/ArrClient.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Arr/ArrClient.cs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public abstract class ArrClient : IArrClient
         return queueResponse;
     }
 
-    public virtual async Task<bool> ShouldRemoveFromQueue(InstanceType instanceType, QueueRecord record, bool isPrivateDownload)
+    public virtual async Task<bool> ShouldRemoveFromQueue(InstanceType instanceType, QueueRecord record, bool isPrivateDownload, short arrMaxStrikes)
     {
         if (_queueCleanerConfig.ImportFailedIgnorePrivate && isPrivateDownload)
         {
@@ -102,11 +102,19 @@ public abstract class ArrClient : IArrClient
                 _logger.LogDebug("skip failed import check | contains ignored pattern | {name}", record.Title);
                 return false;
             }
+
+            if (arrMaxStrikes is 0)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("skip failed import check | arr max strikes is 0 | {name}", record.Title);
+                return false;
+            }
+            
+            ushort maxStrikes = arrMaxStrikes > 0 ? (ushort)arrMaxStrikes : _queueCleanerConfig.ImportFailedMaxStrikes;
             
             return await _striker.StrikeAndCheckLimit(
                 record.DownloadId,
                 record.Title,
-                _queueCleanerConfig.ImportFailedMaxStrikes,
+                maxStrikes,
                 StrikeType.ImportFailed
             );
         }
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Arr/Interfaces/IArrClient.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Arr/Interfaces/IArrClient.cs
index 30027a9d..e74f112b 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Arr/Interfaces/IArrClient.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Arr/Interfaces/IArrClient.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public interface IArrClient
 {
     Task<QueueListResponse> GetQueueItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, int page);
 
-    Task<bool> ShouldRemoveFromQueue(InstanceType instanceType, QueueRecord record, bool isPrivateDownload);
+    Task<bool> ShouldRemoveFromQueue(InstanceType instanceType, QueueRecord record, bool isPrivateDownload, short arrMaxStrikes);
 
     Task DeleteQueueItemAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, QueueRecord record, bool removeFromClient, DeleteReason deleteReason);
     
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/ContentBlocker/ContentBlocker.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/ContentBlocker/ContentBlocker.cs
index a998180a..aca7dee3 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/ContentBlocker/ContentBlocker.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/ContentBlocker/ContentBlocker.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public sealed class ContentBlocker : GenericHandler
         await base.ExecuteAsync();
     }
 
-    protected override async Task ProcessInstanceAsync(ArrInstance instance, InstanceType instanceType)
+    protected override async Task ProcessInstanceAsync(ArrInstance instance, InstanceType instanceType, ArrConfig config)
     {
         IReadOnlyList<string> ignoredDownloads = await _ignoredDownloadsProvider.GetIgnoredDownloads();
         
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadCleaner/DownloadCleaner.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadCleaner/DownloadCleaner.cs
index f6e08307..1c609cea 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadCleaner/DownloadCleaner.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadCleaner/DownloadCleaner.cs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public sealed class DownloadCleaner : GenericHandler
         _logger.LogTrace("finished cleaning downloads");
     }
 
-    protected override async Task ProcessInstanceAsync(ArrInstance instance, InstanceType instanceType)
+    protected override async Task ProcessInstanceAsync(ArrInstance instance, InstanceType instanceType, ArrConfig config)
     {
         using var _ = LogContext.PushProperty("InstanceName", instanceType.ToString());
         
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Jobs/GenericHandler.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Jobs/GenericHandler.cs
index 5e7adcd8..f561c6b6 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Jobs/GenericHandler.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/Jobs/GenericHandler.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public abstract class GenericHandler : IHandler, IDisposable
         _downloadService.Dispose();
     }
 
-    protected abstract Task ProcessInstanceAsync(ArrInstance instance, InstanceType instanceType);
+    protected abstract Task ProcessInstanceAsync(ArrInstance instance, InstanceType instanceType, ArrConfig config);
     
     protected async Task ProcessArrConfigAsync(ArrConfig config, InstanceType instanceType, bool throwOnFailure = false)
     {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public abstract class GenericHandler : IHandler, IDisposable
         {
             try
             {
-                await ProcessInstanceAsync(arrInstance, instanceType);
+                await ProcessInstanceAsync(arrInstance, instanceType, config);
             }
             catch (Exception exception)
             {
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/QueueCleaner/QueueCleaner.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/QueueCleaner/QueueCleaner.cs
index d7752831..3cb7ac21 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/QueueCleaner/QueueCleaner.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/QueueCleaner/QueueCleaner.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public sealed class QueueCleaner : GenericHandler
         _ignoredDownloadsProvider = ignoredDownloadsProvider;
     }
     
-    protected override async Task ProcessInstanceAsync(ArrInstance instance, InstanceType instanceType)
+    protected override async Task ProcessInstanceAsync(ArrInstance instance, InstanceType instanceType, ArrConfig config)
     {
         IReadOnlyList<string> ignoredDownloads = await _ignoredDownloadsProvider.GetIgnoredDownloads();
         
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public sealed class QueueCleaner : GenericHandler
                 }
                 
                 // failed import check
-                bool shouldRemoveFromArr = await arrClient.ShouldRemoveFromQueue(instanceType, record, downloadCheckResult.IsPrivate);
+                bool shouldRemoveFromArr = await arrClient.ShouldRemoveFromQueue(instanceType, record, downloadCheckResult.IsPrivate, config.ImportFailedMaxStrikes);
                 DeleteReason deleteReason = downloadCheckResult.ShouldRemove ? downloadCheckResult.DeleteReason : DeleteReason.ImportFailed;
 
                 if (!shouldRemoveFromArr && !downloadCheckResult.ShouldRemove)
diff --git a/code/test/docker-compose.yml b/code/test/docker-compose.yml
index 5e29e23f..3327019b 100644
--- a/code/test/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/code/test/docker-compose.yml
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ services:
       # - TRANSMISSION__PASSWORD=testing
 
       - SONARR__ENABLED=true
+      - SONARR__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES=-1
       - SONARR__SEARCHTYPE=Episode
       - SONARR__BLOCK__TYPE=blacklist
       - SONARR__BLOCK__PATH=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flmorg/cleanuperr/refs/heads/main/blacklist
@@ -259,12 +260,14 @@ services:
       - SONARR__INSTANCES__0__APIKEY=425d1e713f0c405cbbf359ac0502c1f4
 
       - RADARR__ENABLED=true
+      - RADARR__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES=-1
       - RADARR__BLOCK__TYPE=blacklist
       - RADARR__BLOCK__PATH=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flmorg/cleanuperr/refs/heads/main/blacklist
       - RADARR__INSTANCES__0__URL=http://radarr:7878
       - RADARR__INSTANCES__0__APIKEY=8b7454f668e54c5b8f44f56f93969761
 
       - LIDARR__ENABLED=true
+      - LIDARR__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES=-1
       - LIDARR__BLOCK__TYPE=blacklist
       - LIDARR__BLOCK__PATH=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flmorg/cleanuperr/refs/heads/main/blacklist # TODO
       - LIDARR__INSTANCES__0__URL=http://lidarr:8686
diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/examples/1_docker.mdx b/docs/docs/configuration/examples/1_docker.mdx
index 89c8b529..2af0a24e 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/examples/1_docker.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/examples/1_docker.mdx
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ services:
       # - TRANSMISSION__PASSWORD=testing
 
       - SONARR__ENABLED=true
+      - SONARR__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES=-1
       - SONARR__SEARCHTYPE=Episode
       - SONARR__BLOCK__TYPE=blacklist
       - SONARR__BLOCK__PATH=https://example.com/path/to/file.txt
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ services:
       - SONARR__INSTANCES__1__APIKEY=secret2
 
       - RADARR__ENABLED=true
+      - RADARR__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES=-1
       - RADARR__BLOCK__TYPE=blacklist
       - RADARR__BLOCK__PATH=https://example.com/path/to/file.txt
       - RADARR__INSTANCES__0__URL=http://localhost:7878
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ services:
       - RADARR__INSTANCES__1__APIKEY=secret4
 
       - LIDARR__ENABLED=true
+      - LIDARR__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES=-1
       - LIDARR__BLOCK__TYPE=blacklist
       - LIDARR__BLOCK__PATH=https://example.com/path/to/file.txt
       - LIDARR__INSTANCES__0__URL=http://radarr:8686
diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/examples/2_config-file.mdx b/docs/docs/configuration/examples/2_config-file.mdx
index e128f3a0..502c3dcc 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/examples/2_config-file.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/examples/2_config-file.mdx
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ import { Note } from '@site/src/components/Admonition';
   },
   "Sonarr": {
     "Enabled": true,
+    "IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES=-1
     "SearchType": "Episode",
     "Block": {
       "Type": "blacklist",
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ import { Note } from '@site/src/components/Admonition';
   },
   "Radarr": {
     "Enabled": true,
+    "IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES": -1,
     "Block": {
       "Type": "blacklist",
       "Path": "https://example.com/path/to/file.txt"
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ import { Note } from '@site/src/components/Admonition';
   },
   "Lidarr": {
     "Enabled": true,
+    "IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES": -1,
     "Block": {
       "Type": "blacklist",
       "Path": "https://example.com/path/to/file.txt"
diff --git a/docs/src/components/configuration/arrs/LidarrSettings.tsx b/docs/src/components/configuration/arrs/LidarrSettings.tsx
index 358bb6ed..5e9b3430 100644
--- a/docs/src/components/configuration/arrs/LidarrSettings.tsx
+++ b/docs/src/components/configuration/arrs/LidarrSettings.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,24 @@ const settings: EnvVarProps[] = [
     required: false,
     acceptedValues: ["true", "false"],
   },
+  {
+    name: "LIDARR__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES",
+    description: [
+      "Number of strikes before removing a failed import. Set to `0` to never remove failed imports.",
+      "A strike is given when an item fails to be imported."
+    ],
+    type: "integer number",
+    defaultValue: "-1",
+    required: false,
+    notes: [
+      "If the value is a positive number, it overwrites the values of [QUEUECLEANER__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES](/cleanuperr/docs/configuration/queue-cleaner/import-failed?QUEUECLEANER__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES).",
+      "`0` means to never remove failed imports.",
+      "If not set to `0` or a negative number, the minimum value is `3`.",
+    ],
+    warnings: [
+      "The value is not restricted to be a certain positive number. Use a low value (e.g. `1`) at your own risk."
+    ]
+  },
   {
     name: "LIDARR__BLOCK__TYPE",
     description: [
diff --git a/docs/src/components/configuration/arrs/RadarrSettings.tsx b/docs/src/components/configuration/arrs/RadarrSettings.tsx
index 081acb53..1ed62fcc 100644
--- a/docs/src/components/configuration/arrs/RadarrSettings.tsx
+++ b/docs/src/components/configuration/arrs/RadarrSettings.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,24 @@ const settings: EnvVarProps[] = [
     required: false,
     acceptedValues: ["true", "false"],
   },
+  {
+    name: "RADARR__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES",
+    description: [
+      "Number of strikes before removing a failed import. Set to `0` to never remove failed imports.",
+      "A strike is given when an item fails to be imported."
+    ],
+    type: "integer number",
+    defaultValue: "-1",
+    required: false,
+    notes: [
+      "If the value is a positive number, it overwrites the values of [QUEUECLEANER__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES](/cleanuperr/docs/configuration/queue-cleaner/import-failed?QUEUECLEANER__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES).",
+      "`0` means to never remove failed imports.",
+      "If not set to `0` or a negative number, the minimum value is `3`.",
+    ],
+    warnings: [
+      "The value is not restricted to be a certain positive number. Use a low value (e.g. `1`) at your own risk."
+    ]
+  },
   {
     name: "RADARR__BLOCK__TYPE",
     description: [
diff --git a/docs/src/components/configuration/arrs/SonarrSettings.tsx b/docs/src/components/configuration/arrs/SonarrSettings.tsx
index d8983bf5..807fd3cb 100644
--- a/docs/src/components/configuration/arrs/SonarrSettings.tsx
+++ b/docs/src/components/configuration/arrs/SonarrSettings.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,24 @@ const settings: EnvVarProps[] = [
     required: false,
     acceptedValues: ["true", "false"],
   },
+  {
+    name: "SONARR__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES",
+    description: [
+      "Number of strikes before removing a failed import. Set to `0` to never remove failed imports.",
+      "A strike is given when an item fails to be imported."
+    ],
+    type: "integer number",
+    defaultValue: "-1",
+    required: false,
+    notes: [
+      "If the value is a positive number, it overwrites the values of [QUEUECLEANER__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES](/cleanuperr/docs/configuration/queue-cleaner/import-failed?QUEUECLEANER__IMPORT_FAILED_MAX_STRIKES).",
+      "`0` means to never remove failed imports.",
+      "If not set to `0` or a negative number, the minimum value is `3`.",
+    ],
+    warnings: [
+      "The value is not restricted to be a certain positive number. Use a low value (e.g. `1`) at your own risk."
+    ]
+  },
   {
     name: "SONARR__BLOCK__TYPE",
     description: [