diff --git a/app/models/server/models/_BaseDb.js b/app/models/server/models/_BaseDb.js
index 948daa49deb8..b287cd432e8f 100644
--- a/app/models/server/models/_BaseDb.js
+++ b/app/models/server/models/_BaseDb.js
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ export class BaseDb extends EventEmitter {
 					};
 
 					MongoInternals.defaultRemoteCollectionDriver().mongo._oplogHandle.onOplogEntry(query, this.processOplogRecord.bind(this));
-					MongoInternals.defaultRemoteCollectionDriver().mongo._oplogHandle._defineTooFarBehind(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER);
+					// Meteor will handle if we have a value https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/5dcd0b2eb9c8bf881ffbee98bc4cb7631772c4da/packages/mongo/oplog_tailing.js#L5
+					if (process.env.METEOR_OPLOG_TOO_FAR_BEHIND == null) {
+						MongoInternals.defaultRemoteCollectionDriver().mongo._oplogHandle._defineTooFarBehind(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		});