diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/podcasts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/podcasts_controller.rb
index 733a247f5..1acad167f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/podcasts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/podcasts_controller.rb
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ module Admin
 
     def fetch
       limit = params[:limit].to_i.zero? ? nil : params[:limit].to_i
-      force = params[:force].to_i == 1
-      Podcasts::GetEpisodesWorker.perform_async("podcast_id" => @podcast.id, "limit" => limit, "force" => force)
+      force_update = params[:force].to_i == 1
+      Podcasts::GetEpisodesWorker.perform_async("podcast_id" => @podcast.id, "limit" => limit,
+                                                "force_update" => force_update)
       flash[:notice] =
         I18n.t("admin.podcasts_controller.scheduled", title: @podcast.title, id: @podcast.id)
       redirect_to admin_podcasts_path
diff --git a/app/views/admin/podcasts/edit.html.erb b/app/views/admin/podcasts/edit.html.erb
index 0cbbf91d8..66ab0b3c0 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/podcasts/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/podcasts/edit.html.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       <%= text_field_tag :limit, 5, size: 2, class: "crayons-textfield w-25" %>
     </div>
     <div class="crayons-field crayons-field--checkbox">
-      <%= check_box_tag :force, {}, false, { class: "crayons-checkbox" } %>
+      <%= check_box_tag :force, 1, false, { class: "crayons-checkbox" } %>
       <%= label_tag :force, class: "crayons-field__label" do %>
         Force
         <p class="crayons-field__description">When checked, the existing episodes' urls will be re-checked and episodes reachable and https fields will be updated accordingly if needed.</p>
diff --git a/spec/requests/admin/podcasts_spec.rb b/spec/requests/admin/podcasts_spec.rb
index 7e5151b0e..ac85088a1 100644
--- a/spec/requests/admin/podcasts_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/admin/podcasts_spec.rb
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ RSpec.describe "/admin/content_manager/podcasts" do
 
     it "schedules a worker to fetch episodes" do
       sidekiq_assert_enqueued_with(job: Podcasts::GetEpisodesWorker,
-                                   args: [{ podcast_id: podcast.id, limit: 5, force: false }]) do
+                                   args: [{ podcast_id: podcast.id, limit: 5, force_update: false }]) do
         post fetch_admin_podcast_path(podcast.id), params: { limit: "5", force: nil }
       end
     end
 
     it "schedules a worker without limit and with force" do
       sidekiq_assert_enqueued_with(job: Podcasts::GetEpisodesWorker,
-                                   args: [{ podcast_id: podcast.id, force: true, limit: nil }]) do
+                                   args: [{ podcast_id: podcast.id, force_update: true, limit: nil }]) do
         post fetch_admin_podcast_path(podcast.id), params: { force: "1", limit: "" }
       end
     end