diff --git a/scripts/startup_script.sh b/scripts/startup_script.sh
index 0705440..3c61f1d 100755
--- a/scripts/startup_script.sh
+++ b/scripts/startup_script.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ sed -i -r "s/server.backupTTL = (.*)/server.backupTTL = ${BACKUP_TTL:-\1}/" /hom
 # cloudflare bypass
 # escape url for sed
 if [ -z ${FLARESOLVERR_URL+x} ]; then
-  export FLARESOLVERR_URL=$(echo "${FLARESOLVERR_URL}" | sed 's/[\/&]/\\&/g')
+  FLARESOLVERR_URL=$(echo "${FLARESOLVERR_URL}" | sed 's/[\/&]/\\&/g')
+  export FLARESOLVERR_URL
 fi
 sed -i -r "s/server.flareSolverrEnabled = (.*)/server.flareSolverrEnabled = ${FLARESOLVERR_ENABLED:-\1}/" /home/suwayomi/.local/share/Tachidesk/server.conf
 sed -i -r "s/server.flareSolverrUrl = \"(.*)\"/server.flareSolverrUrl = \"${FLARESOLVERR_URL:-\1}\"/" /home/suwayomi/.local/share/Tachidesk/server.conf