diff --git a/lbry/__init__.py b/lbry/__init__.py
index 6224ac07b..3a0be15b5 100644
--- a/lbry/__init__.py
+++ b/lbry/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = "0.101.1"
+__version__ = "0.101.2"
 version = tuple(map(int, __version__.split('.')))  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/manager.py b/lbry/wallet/manager.py
index 6228159b6..531617fc2 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/manager.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/manager.py
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ class WalletManager:
             'data_path': config.wallet_dir,
             'tx_cache_size': config.transaction_cache_size
         }
+        if 'LBRY_FEE_PER_NAME_CHAR' in os.environ:
+            ledger_config['fee_per_name_char'] = int(os.environ.get('LBRY_FEE_PER_NAME_CHAR'))
+
 
         wallets_directory = os.path.join(config.wallet_dir, 'wallets')
         if not os.path.exists(wallets_directory):