diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index 6cfc7454fb..d99ffa103c 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ impl Api {
             .request(Method::Post, url, None)?
             .with_form_data(form)?
             .with_retry(
-                self.config.get_max_retry_count(),
+                self.config.max_retries(),
                 &[
                     http::HTTP_STATUS_502_BAD_GATEWAY,
                     http::HTTP_STATUS_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ impl<'a> AuthenticatedApi<'a> {
         self.request(Method::Post, &url)?
             .with_json_body(request)?
             .with_retry(
-                self.api.config.get_max_retry_count(),
+                self.api.config.max_retries(),
                 &[
                     http::HTTP_STATUS_502_BAD_GATEWAY,
                     http::HTTP_STATUS_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ impl<'a> AuthenticatedApi<'a> {
                 dist: None,
             })?
             .with_retry(
-                self.api.config.get_max_retry_count(),
+                self.api.config.max_retries(),
                 &[
                     http::HTTP_STATUS_502_BAD_GATEWAY,
                     http::HTTP_STATUS_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ impl<'a> AuthenticatedApi<'a> {
                 dist,
             })?
             .with_retry(
-                self.api.config.get_max_retry_count(),
+                self.api.config.max_retries(),
                 &[
                     http::HTTP_STATUS_502_BAD_GATEWAY,
                     http::HTTP_STATUS_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ impl RegionSpecificApi<'_> {
         self.request(Method::Post, &path)?
             .with_form_data(form)?
             .with_retry(
-                self.api.api.config.get_max_retry_count(),
+                self.api.api.config.max_retries(),
                 &[http::HTTP_STATUS_507_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE],
             )
             .progress_bar_mode(ProgressBarMode::Request)
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ impl RegionSpecificApi<'_> {
             .request(Method::Post, &path)?
             .with_form_data(form)?
             .with_retry(
-                self.api.api.config.get_max_retry_count(),
+                self.api.api.config.max_retries(),
                 &[
                     http::HTTP_STATUS_502_BAD_GATEWAY,
                     http::HTTP_STATUS_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index db5125a853..289a2e8d92 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     cached_log_level: log::LevelFilter,
     cached_vcs_remote: String,
     cached_token_data: Option<AuthTokenPayload>,
+    max_retries: u32,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ impl Config {
             cached_headers: get_default_headers(&ini),
             cached_log_level: get_default_log_level(&ini),
             cached_vcs_remote: get_default_vcs_remote(&ini),
+            max_retries: get_max_retries(&ini),
             ini,
             cached_token_data: token_embedded_data,
         }
@@ -468,27 +470,8 @@ impl Config {
     }
 
     /// Returns the configured maximum number of retries for failed HTTP requests.
-    pub fn get_max_retry_count(&self) -> u32 {
-        match max_retries_from_env() {
-            Ok(Some(val)) => return val,
-            Ok(None) => (),
-            Err(e) => {
-                warn!(
-                    "Ignoring invalid {MAX_RETRIES_ENV_VAR} environment variable: {}",
-                    e
-                );
-            }
-        };
-
-        match max_retries_from_ini(&self.ini) {
-            Ok(Some(val)) => return val,
-            Ok(None) => (),
-            Err(e) => {
-                warn!("Ignoring invalid {MAX_RETRIES_INI_KEY} ini key: {}", e);
-            }
-        };
-
-        DEFAULT_RETRIES
+    pub fn max_retries(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.max_retries
     }
 
     /// Return the DSN
@@ -539,6 +522,32 @@ impl Config {
     }
 }
 
+/// Obtains the maximum number of retries from the environment or the ini file.
+/// Environment variable takes precedence over the ini file. If neither is set,
+/// the default value is returned.
+fn get_max_retries(ini: &Ini) -> u32 {
+    match max_retries_from_env() {
+        Ok(Some(val)) => return val,
+        Ok(None) => (),
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!(
+                "Ignoring invalid {MAX_RETRIES_ENV_VAR} environment variable: {}",
+                e
+            );
+        }
+    };
+
+    match max_retries_from_ini(ini) {
+        Ok(Some(val)) => return val,
+        Ok(None) => (),
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!("Ignoring invalid {MAX_RETRIES_INI_KEY} ini key: {}", e);
+        }
+    };
+
+    DEFAULT_RETRIES
+}
+
 /// Computes the maximum number of retries from the `SENTRY_HTTP_MAX_RETRIES` environment variable.
 /// Returns `Ok(None)` if the environment variable is not set, other errors are returned as is.
 fn max_retries_from_env() -> Result<Option<u32>> {
@@ -709,6 +718,7 @@ impl Clone for Config {
             cached_log_level: self.cached_log_level,
             cached_vcs_remote: self.cached_vcs_remote.clone(),
             cached_token_data: self.cached_token_data.clone(),
+            max_retries: self.max_retries,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -794,6 +804,7 @@ mod tests {
             cached_log_level: LevelFilter::Off,
             cached_vcs_remote: String::new(),
             cached_token_data: None,
+            max_retries: 0,
         };
 
         assert_eq!(