diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 580bcb479..dc60e2dad 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type Callbacks interface {
 // Config is the configuration for Soft Serve.
 type Config struct {
 	BindAddr         string   `env:"SOFT_SERVE_BIND_ADDRESS" envDefault:""`
+	Host             string   `env:"SOFT_SERVE_HOST" envDefault:"localhost"`
 	Port             int      `env:"SOFT_SERVE_PORT" envDefault:"23231"`
 	KeyPath          string   `env:"SOFT_SERVE_KEY_PATH"`
 	RepoPath         string   `env:"SOFT_SERVE_REPO_PATH" envDefault:".repos"`
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index ef96c9549..cf2f58f92 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewConfig(cfg *config.Config) (*Config, error) {
 	var anonAccess string
 	var yamlUsers string
 	var displayHost string
-	host := cfg.BindAddr
+	host := cfg.Host
 	port := cfg.Port
 
 	pks := make([]string, 0)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func NewConfig(cfg *config.Config) (*Config, error) {
 	c := &Config{
 		Cfg: cfg,
 	}
-	c.Host = cfg.BindAddr
+	c.Host = cfg.Host
 	c.Port = port
 	c.Source = rs
 	if len(pks) == 0 {