diff --git a/server/controllers/PodcastController.js b/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
index 0e1ebcd3..4f6df6af 100644
--- a/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class PodcastController {
 
     res.json(libraryItem.toJSONExpanded())
 
-    if (payload.episodesToDownload && payload.episodesToDownload.length) {
+    if (payload.episodesToDownload?.length) {
       Logger.info(`[PodcastController] Podcast created now starting ${payload.episodesToDownload.length} episode downloads`)
       this.podcastManager.downloadPodcastEpisodes(libraryItem, payload.episodesToDownload)
     }
diff --git a/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js b/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
index 8daca57a..418b8054 100644
--- a/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
+++ b/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class ServerSettings {
       loggerScannerLogsToKeep: this.loggerScannerLogsToKeep,
       homeBookshelfView: this.homeBookshelfView,
       bookshelfView: this.bookshelfView,
+      podcastEpisodeSchedule: this.podcastEpisodeSchedule,
       sortingIgnorePrefix: this.sortingIgnorePrefix,
       sortingPrefixes: [...this.sortingPrefixes],
       chromecastEnabled: this.chromecastEnabled,