diff --git a/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md b/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md
index 728e61dca..fd410a9d4 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md
@@ -223,6 +223,6 @@ This parameter controls how frequently a failed job is retried, up to the maximu
 !!! note
     This parameter was added in NetBox v3.5.
 
-Default: `0`
+Default: `0` (retries disabled)
 
 The maximum number of times a background task will be retried before being marked as failed.
diff --git a/netbox/core/models/jobs.py b/netbox/core/models/jobs.py
index 3dfc82e5c..a91e75e61 100644
--- a/netbox/core/models/jobs.py
+++ b/netbox/core/models/jobs.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from django.db import models
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
-from rq import Retry
 
 from core.choices import JobStatusChoices
 from extras.constants import EVENT_JOB_END, EVENT_JOB_START
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ from extras.utils import FeatureQuery
 from netbox.config import get_config
 from netbox.constants import RQ_QUEUE_DEFAULT
 from utilities.querysets import RestrictedQuerySet
-from utilities.rqworker import get_queue_for_model
+from utilities.rqworker import get_queue_for_model, get_rq_retry
 
 __all__ = (
     'Job',
@@ -221,5 +220,5 @@ class Job(models.Model):
                 data=self.data,
                 timestamp=str(timezone.now()),
                 username=self.user.username,
-                retry=Retry(max=get_config().RQ_RETRY_MAX, interval=get_config().RQ_RETRY_INTERVAL)
+                retry=get_rq_retry()
             )
diff --git a/netbox/extras/webhooks.py b/netbox/extras/webhooks.py
index 0049f4569..1fc869ee8 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/webhooks.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/webhooks.py
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import hmac
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django_rq import get_queue
-from rq import Retry
 
 from netbox.config import get_config
 from netbox.constants import RQ_QUEUE_DEFAULT
 from netbox.registry import registry
 from utilities.api import get_serializer_for_model
+from utilities.rqworker import get_rq_retry
 from utilities.utils import serialize_object
 from .choices import *
 from .models import Webhook
@@ -118,5 +118,5 @@ def flush_webhooks(queue):
                 timestamp=str(timezone.now()),
                 username=data['username'],
                 request_id=data['request_id'],
-                retry=Retry(max=get_config().RQ_RETRY_MAX, interval=get_config().RQ_RETRY_INTERVAL)
+                retry=get_rq_retry()
             )
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/rqworker.py b/netbox/utilities/rqworker.py
index 5866dfee0..61f594767 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/rqworker.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/rqworker.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 from django_rq.queues import get_connection
-from rq import Worker
+from rq import Retry, Worker
 
 from netbox.config import get_config
 from netbox.constants import RQ_QUEUE_DEFAULT
 
 __all__ = (
     'get_queue_for_model',
+    'get_rq_retry',
     'get_workers_for_queue',
 )
 
@@ -22,3 +23,14 @@ def get_workers_for_queue(queue_name):
     Returns True if a worker process is currently servicing the specified queue.
     """
     return Worker.count(get_connection(queue_name))
+
+
+def get_rq_retry():
+    """
+    If RQ_RETRY_MAX is defined and greater than zero, instantiate and return a Retry object to be
+    used when queuing a job. Otherwise, return None.
+    """
+    retry_max = get_config().RQ_RETRY_MAX
+    retry_interval = get_config().RQ_RETRY_INTERVAL
+    if retry_max:
+        return Retry(max=retry_max, interval=retry_interval)