diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 2437b0bf6..6010cf4c4 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1701,6 +1701,7 @@ void komodo_args(char *argv0)
         }
     }
     KOMODO_STOPAT = GetArg("-stopat",0);
+    MAX_REORG_LENGTH = GetArg("-maxreorg",MAX_REORG_LENGTH);
     ASSETCHAINS_CC = GetArg("-ac_cc",0);
     KOMODO_CCACTIVATE = GetArg("-ac_ccactivate",0);
     ASSETCHAINS_PUBLIC = GetArg("-ac_public",0);
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index f318a8c13..463c91237 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static const bool DEFAULT_ALERTS = true;
 /** Minimum alert priority for enabling safe mode. */
 static const int ALERT_PRIORITY_SAFE_MODE = 4000;
 /** Maximum reorg length we will accept before we shut down and alert the user. */
-static const unsigned int MAX_REORG_LENGTH = _COINBASE_MATURITY - 1;
+static unsigned int MAX_REORG_LENGTH = (_COINBASE_MATURITY - 1);
 /** Maximum number of signature check operations in an IsStandard() P2SH script */
 static const unsigned int MAX_P2SH_SIGOPS = 15;
 /** The maximum number of sigops we're willing to relay/mine in a single tx */