diff --git a/tlsserver.go b/tlsserver.go
index 64c5516..0c75d37 100644
--- a/tlsserver.go
+++ b/tlsserver.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ var badActors = map[string]int{}
 func isBadActor(host string) bool {
 	mux.RLock()
 	defer mux.RUnlock()
-	if n, ok := badActors[host]; ok && n >= 10 {
+	if n, ok := badActors[host]; ok && n >= *max {
 		return true
 	}
 	return false