diff --git a/api/src/main.rs b/api/src/main.rs
index da3e2c3..3ebd00e 100644
--- a/api/src/main.rs
+++ b/api/src/main.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ async fn main() {
             .unwrap(),
         );
 
+    let port = env::var("PORT").unwrap_or("3000".to_string());
+    let port = port.parse::<u16>().expect("Unable to parse port");
+
     // Rate limiting configuration (using tower_governor)
     // From the docs: Allows bursts with up to 20 requests and replenishes
     // one element after 500ms, based on peer IP.
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ async fn main() {
         .layer(rate_limit)
         .layer(TraceLayer::new_for_http());
 
-    let addr = SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], 3000));
+    let addr = SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], port));
 
     println!(
         "🦀 Crab Fit API listening at http://{} in {} mode",