diff --git a/ghost/members-importer/lib/importer.js b/ghost/members-importer/lib/importer.js
index d0c6a84ea4..29bbb4bbf9 100644
--- a/ghost/members-importer/lib/importer.js
+++ b/ghost/members-importer/lib/importer.js
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ module.exports = class MembersCSVImporter {
      * @param {({name, at, job, data, offloaded}) => void} options.addJob - Method registering an async job
      * @param {Object} options.knex - An instance of the Ghost Database connection
      * @param {Function} options.urlFor - function generating urls
-     * @param {number} options.importThreshold - threshold to activate freeze flag if reached
+     * @param {() => Promise<number>} options.fetchThreshold - fetches the threshold to activate freeze flag if reached
      */
-    constructor({storagePath, getTimezone, getMembersApi, sendEmail, isSet, addJob, knex, urlFor, importThreshold}) {
+    constructor({storagePath, getTimezone, getMembersApi, sendEmail, isSet, addJob, knex, urlFor, fetchThreshold}) {
         this._storagePath = storagePath;
         this._getTimezone = getTimezone;
         this._getMembersApi = getMembersApi;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = class MembersCSVImporter {
         this._addJob = addJob;
         this._knex = knex;
         this._urlFor = urlFor;
-        this._importThreshold = importThreshold;
+        this._fetchThreshold = fetchThreshold;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -274,8 +274,9 @@ module.exports = class MembersCSVImporter {
 
         meta.originalImportSize = job.batches;
 
-        if (this._isSet('checkEmailList') && this._importThreshold) {
-            meta.freeze = job.batches > this._importThreshold;
+        if (this._isSet('checkEmailList')) {
+            const threshold = await this._fetchThreshold();
+            meta.freeze = job.batches > threshold;
         } else {
             meta.freeze = false;
         }
diff --git a/ghost/members-importer/test/importer.test.js b/ghost/members-importer/test/importer.test.js
index 76fd7e605e..fddba7894c 100644
--- a/ghost/members-importer/test/importer.test.js
+++ b/ghost/members-importer/test/importer.test.js
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ describe('Importer', function () {
                 isSet: isSetStub,
                 addJob: sinon.stub(),
                 knex: knexStub,
-                urlFor: sinon.stub()
+                urlFor: sinon.stub(),
+                fetchThreshold: async () => 2
             });
 
             const result = await importer.process({
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ describe('Importer', function () {
             should.exist(result.meta.stats.invalid);
             should.equal(result.meta.import_label, null);
 
-            // freeze not triggered if it's not provided
+            // freeze not triggered if the import is not over the threshold
             should.exist(result.meta.freeze);
             result.meta.freeze.should.be.false();
 
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ describe('Importer', function () {
                 addJob: sinon.stub(),
                 knex: knexStub,
                 urlFor: sinon.stub(),
-                importThreshold: 1
+                fetchThreshold: async () => 1
             });
 
             const result = await importer.process({