diff --git a/src/main/java/ai/apptuit/metrics/jinsight/ConfigService.java b/src/main/java/ai/apptuit/metrics/jinsight/ConfigService.java
index 64a9d89..7732a1a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ai/apptuit/metrics/jinsight/ConfigService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ai/apptuit/metrics/jinsight/ConfigService.java
@@ -184,9 +184,48 @@ private static Properties loadProperties(File configFilePath) throws IOException
     try (InputStream inputStream = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(configFilePath))) {
       config.load(inputStream);
     }
+    // override with system properties, if present
+    config.putAll(loadSystemProperties());
     return config;
   }
 
+  private static Map<String, Object> loadSystemProperties() {
+    Map<String, Object> systemProperties = new HashMap<>();
+    String reporter = getProperty(REPORTER_PROPERTY_NAME);
+    if(reporter != null){
+      systemProperties.put(REPORTER_PROPERTY_NAME, reporter);
+    }
+
+    String accessToken = getProperty(ACCESS_TOKEN_PROPERTY_NAME);
+    if(accessToken != null){
+      systemProperties.put(ACCESS_TOKEN_PROPERTY_NAME, accessToken);
+    }
+
+    String apiEndpoint = getProperty(API_ENDPOINT_PROPERTY_NAME);
+    if(apiEndpoint != null){
+      systemProperties.put(API_ENDPOINT_PROPERTY_NAME, apiEndpoint);
+    }
+
+    String globalTags = getProperty(GLOBAL_TAGS_PROPERTY_NAME);
+    if(globalTags != null){
+      systemProperties.put(GLOBAL_TAGS_PROPERTY_NAME, globalTags);
+    }
+
+    return systemProperties;
+  }
+
+  private static String getProperty(String propertyName) {
+    String updatedPropertyName = propertyName;
+    if(!propertyName.contains(".")) {
+      updatedPropertyName = "jinsight." + propertyName;
+    }
+    String propertyValue = System.getenv(updatedPropertyName);
+    if(propertyValue == null || propertyValue.equals("")){
+      propertyValue = System.getProperty(updatedPropertyName);
+    }
+    return propertyValue != null && !propertyValue.equals("") ? propertyValue : null;
+  }
+
   private Sanitizer readSanitizer(Properties config) {
     String configSanitizer = config.getProperty("apptuit.sanitizer");
     if (configSanitizer != null && !configSanitizer.equals("")) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/ai/apptuit/metrics/jinsight/ConfigServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/ai/apptuit/metrics/jinsight/ConfigServiceTest.java
index 6b1f1dc..2533e36 100644
--- a/src/test/java/ai/apptuit/metrics/jinsight/ConfigServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/ai/apptuit/metrics/jinsight/ConfigServiceTest.java
@@ -16,21 +16,26 @@
 
 package ai.apptuit.metrics.jinsight;
 
-import static ai.apptuit.metrics.jinsight.ConfigService.*;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
 import ai.apptuit.metrics.client.Sanitizer;
 import ai.apptuit.metrics.dropwizard.ApptuitReporter.ReportingMode;
 import ai.apptuit.metrics.jinsight.ConfigService.ReporterType;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static ai.apptuit.metrics.jinsight.ConfigService.REPORTER_PROPERTY_NAME;
+import static ai.apptuit.metrics.jinsight.ConfigService.REPORTING_FREQ_PROPERTY_NAME;
+import static ai.apptuit.metrics.jinsight.ConfigService.REPORTING_MODE_PROPERTY_NAME;
+import static ai.apptuit.metrics.jinsight.ConfigService.getThisJVMProcessID;
+import static ai.apptuit.metrics.jinsight.ConfigService.initialize;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 /**
  * @author Rajiv Shivane
@@ -315,6 +320,41 @@ public void testAgentVersion() throws Exception {
     assertEquals(System.getProperty("project.version"), cs.getAgentVersion());
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("all")
+  @Test
+  public void testLoadSystemProperties() throws Exception {
+    // setup here since ConfigService.getInstance() has been initialized in several tests
+    System.setProperty("jinsight.reporter", "APPTUIT");
+    System.setProperty("apptuit.access_token", "TEST_TOKEN");
+    System.setProperty("apptuit.api_url", "http://api.test.bicycle.io");
+    System.setProperty("jinsight.global_tags", "env:dev");
+
+    doPrivilegedAction();
+
+    initialize();
+
+    ConfigService cs = ConfigService.getInstance();
+    assertEquals("APPTUIT", cs.getReporterType().name());
+    assertEquals("TEST_TOKEN", cs.getApiToken());
+    assertEquals("http://api.test.bicycle.io", cs.getApiUrl().toString());
+    Map<String, String> globalTags = cs.getGlobalTags();
+    assertEquals("dev", globalTags.get("env"));
+
+    // clean the setup
+    System.setProperty("jinsight.reporter", "");
+    System.setProperty("jinsight.apptuit.access_token", "");
+    System.setProperty("jinsight.apptuit.api_url", "");
+    System.setProperty("jinsight.global_tags", "");
+    doPrivilegedAction();
+  }
+
+  private void doPrivilegedAction() throws  Exception {
+    Field singletonField  = ConfigService.class.getDeclaredField("singleton");
+    singletonField.setAccessible(true);
+    singletonField.set(null, null);
+
+  }
+
   private Properties getDefaultConfigProperties() {
     return new Properties();
   }