diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/rss/refreshFeed.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/rss/refreshFeed.ts
index 5b57688f6..c8cafa8bb 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/jobs/rss/refreshFeed.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/rss/refreshFeed.ts
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ const sendUpdateSubscriptionMutation = async (
   lastFetchedChecksum: string,
   scheduledAt: Date
 ) => {
+  if (!process.env.INTERNAL_API_URL || !env.server.jwtSecret) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'Can not send update subscription, environment not configured.'
+    )
+  }
   const JWT_SECRET = env.server.jwtSecret
   const REST_BACKEND_ENDPOINT = `${process.env.INTERNAL_API_URL}/api`