diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-overdrive-search.tt b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-overdrive-search.tt
index 594ac33a44..101892f1d2 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-overdrive-search.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-overdrive-search.tt
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@
 [% BLOCK jsinclude %]
     [% Asset.js("js/overdrive.js") | $raw %]
     <script nonce="[% Koha.CSPNonce | $raw %]" data-tt-allowed="true">
-        [%- IF Koha.Preference('OverDrivePasswordRequired') -%]
-            var OD_password_required = 1;
-        [%- ELSE -%]
-            var OD_password_required = 0;
-        [%- END -%]
+        [% IF ( Koha.Preference('OverDriveCirculation') ) %]
+            Koha.addPrefs({
+                OverDrivePasswordRequired: [% Koha.Preference('OverDrivePasswordRequired') ? 1 : 0 | html %],
+            });
+        [% END %]
         var querystring = "[% q |replace( "'", "\'" ) |replace( '\n', '\\n' ) |replace( '\r', '\\r' ) | html %]";
         var results_per_page = [% OPACnumSearchResults | html %];