diff --git a/Koha/Sitemapper/Writer.pm b/Koha/Sitemapper/Writer.pm
index a397d62ee0..309c49db31 100644
--- a/Koha/Sitemapper/Writer.pm
+++ b/Koha/Sitemapper/Writer.pm
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use IO::File;
 use Koha::DateUtils qw( dt_from_string );
 
 
-my $MAX = 50000;
+our $MAX = 50000;
 
 
 has sitemapper => (is => 'rw', );