diff --git a/rel/app/env.bat.eex b/rel/app/env.bat.eex
index c6a95cf6153..b471d30b867 100644
--- a/rel/app/env.bat.eex
+++ b/rel/app/env.bat.eex
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ if exist "!USERPROFILE!\.livebookdesktop.bat" (
   call "!USERPROFILE!\.livebookdesktop.bat"
 )
 
-set RELEASE_NODE=livebook_app
+if defined LIVEBOOK_NODE set RELEASE_NODE="!LIVEBOOK_NODE!"
+if not defined RELEASE_NODE set RELEASE_NODE=livebook_server
 set RELEASE_MODE=interactive
 set MIX_ARCHIVES=!RELEASE_ROOT!\vendor\archives
 set MIX_REBAR3=!RELEASE_ROOT!\vendor\rebar3
-set LIVEBOOK_SHUTDOWN_ENABLED=true
+if not defined LIVEBOOK_SHUTDOWN_ENABLED set LIVEBOOK_SHUTDOWN_ENABLED=true
 set LIVEBOOK_DESKTOP=true
 if not defined LIVEBOOK_PORT (set LIVEBOOK_PORT=0)
 set PATH=!RELEASE_ROOT!\vendor\otp\erts-<%= @release.erts_version%>\bin;!RELEASE_ROOT!\vendor\otp\bin;!RELEASE_ROOT!\vendor\elixir\bin;!PATH!
diff --git a/rel/app/env.sh.eex b/rel/app/env.sh.eex
index 2a424b982a4..74ada85c31e 100644
--- a/rel/app/env.sh.eex
+++ b/rel/app/env.sh.eex
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ if [[ "$hostname" =~ " " ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-export RELEASE_NODE=livebook_app
+export RELEASE_NODE=${LIVEBOOK_NODE:-${RELEASE_NODE:-livebook_app}}
 export RELEASE_MODE=interactive
 export MIX_ARCHIVES="${RELEASE_ROOT}/vendor/archives"
 export MIX_REBAR3="${RELEASE_ROOT}/vendor/rebar3"
-export LIVEBOOK_SHUTDOWN_ENABLED=true
+export LIVEBOOK_SHUTDOWN_ENABLED=${LIVEBOOK_SHUTDOWN_ENABLED:-true}
 export LIVEBOOK_DESKTOP=true
 [ -z "$LIVEBOOK_PORT" ] && export LIVEBOOK_PORT=0
 export PATH="$RELEASE_ROOT/vendor/otp/erts-<%= @release.erts_version%>/bin:$RELEASE_ROOT/vendor/otp/bin:$RELEASE_ROOT/vendor/elixir/bin:$PATH"