diff --git a/ghost/members-api/lib/stripe/index.js b/ghost/members-api/lib/stripe/index.js
index 30630d0878..fa721d6fff 100644
--- a/ghost/members-api/lib/stripe/index.js
+++ b/ghost/members-api/lib/stripe/index.js
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@ module.exports = class StripePaymentProcessor {
                         'invoice.payment_failed'
                     ]
                 });
-                this._webhookSecret = webhook.secret;
+                this._webhookSecret = process.env.WEBHOOK_SECRET || webhook.secret;
             } catch (err) {
                 this.logging.warn(err);
-                this._webhookSecret = process.env.WEBHOOK_SECRET;
             }
             debug(`Webhook secret set to ${this._webhookSecret}`);
         } catch (err) {