diff --git a/services/pds/index.js b/services/pds/index.js
index c2cabea4f73..a99b7ae980e 100644
--- a/services/pds/index.js
+++ b/services/pds/index.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const main = async () => {
   // If the PDS is configured to proxy moderation, this will be running on appview instead of pds.
   // Also don't run this on the sequencer leader, which may not be configured regarding moderation proxying at all.
   const periodicModerationActionReversal =
-    pds.ctx.shouldProxyModeration() || pds.ctx.cfg.sequencerLeaderEnabled
+    pds.cfg.bskyAppView.proxyModeration || pds.ctx.cfg.sequencerLeaderEnabled
       ? null
       : new PeriodicModerationActionReversal(pds.ctx)
   const periodicModerationActionReversalRunning =