diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index b3c70350..4d5b18e3 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
             ],
             "env": {
                 "FLASK_DEBUG": "1",
+                "FLASK_RUN_PORT": "8000",
                 "ELIGIBILITY_SERVER_SETTINGS": "../config/sample.py"
             },
         },