diff --git a/amqp/config/amq_configuration.py b/amqp/config/amq_configuration.py
index 612f7f7..9f33d6d 100644
--- a/amqp/config/amq_configuration.py
+++ b/amqp/config/amq_configuration.py
@@ -82,10 +82,17 @@ class AMQAdapter:
             self.PREFIX + "consul-max-retries",
             fallback=5
         )
-        self.consul_max_retries = config.getfloat(
-            "CleverMicro-AMQ", self.PREFIX + "consul-initial-retry-delay",
-            fallback=float(os.getenv("CONSUL_INITIAL_RETRY_DELAY"))
-                if os.getenv("CONSUL_INITIAL_RETRY_DELAY") is not None else 0.2,
+        self.consul_initial_retry_delay = float(os.getenv(
+            "CONSUL_INITIAL_RETRY_DELAY",
+            config.get(
+                "CleverMicro-AMQ",
+                self.PREFIX + "consul-initial-retry-delay",
+                fallback="0.2"
+            )
+        )) if os.getenv("CONSUL_INITIAL_RETRY_DELAY") is not None else config.getfloat(
+            "CleverMicro-AMQ",
+            self.PREFIX + "consul-initial-retry-delay",
+            fallback=0.2
         )
 
     def adapter_prefix(self) -> str: